Empty House, Heavy Heart

[Verse 1]
Morning hits the same old chair
Two cold cups on the table there
Dust in the sunlight
No one says my name out loud
Fridge door hums, that ticking clock
All their pictures still in the box
I fold up their sweaters
Like I could fold back time somehow
[Chorus]
When your parents are gone
It's a hole in the world
It's a scream in your chest
That never gets heard
Yeah, the hardest goodbye
Is the one that you miss
When there's nobody left
To call you their kid
When your parents are gone
You learn what lonely is
[Verse 2]
I drive past the old brick school
I can hear them laughing, calling me a fool
For growing up so fast
Now I just grow apart
Sign their names on every form
Hear their voices in a thunderstorm
In every crooked scar
They were the armor on my heart
[Chorus]
When your parents are gone
It's a hole in the world
It's a scream in your chest
That never gets heard
Yeah, the hardest goodbye
Is the one that you miss
When there's nobody left
To call you their kid
When your parents are gone
You learn what lonely is
[Bridge]
Who am I
When the ones who named me
Aren't here to say it anymore
Where do I
Put the love they gave me
When it won't fit in a drawer
[Chorus]
When your parents are gone
It's a hole in the world
It's a scream in your chest
That never gets heard
Yeah, the hardest goodbye
Is the one that you miss
When there's nobody left
To call you their kid
When your parents are gone
You learn what lonely is
(you learn what lonely is)

metal, Mid-tempo modern metal, drop-tuned guitars with palm-muted chugs in the verses and wide open chords in the chorus, gritty male vocals that flip between melodic grit and screamed accents. Tight, punchy drums with double-kick flourishes in the hook, bass glued to the guitars. Final chorus lifts with octave leads and gang vocals on key lines, then ends on a single ringing chord and fading feedback.