Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Boots by the door Coffee gone cold Kids in their capes Saying “Dad You’re so bold” I kiss their hair Hide the tremor in my hands They see a giant World just sees the uniform and van [Pre-Chorus] Every siren Pulls a piece of me Skin looks clean But the scars go deep [Chorus] Every loss like a tattoo on my heart Ink you can’t see in the dark Saving your life while I’m losing my own Breathing in smoke Still I walk into the glow I’m the hero in my children’s eyes But I’m burning on the inside Every loss like a tattoo on my heart [Verse 2] Gloves on the floor Smell of metal and rain Laugh in the bay To keep from saying “I’m not okay” Faces I carried Ride home in the rearview glass Names I never knew Still haunt me like a photograph [Pre-Chorus] You see the lights Then you look away But I see their eyes When I try to sleep [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Who saves the savior When the scene is clear Who cuts me out Of the wreckage in here I hold my kids They think I’m made of steel If they touch my chest They can feel me shake Trying to heal [Chorus]
Tags
Moody modern rock ballad over spacious drums and gritty guitars; verses stay intimate with palm-muted picking and low male vocals, pre-chorus builds with toms and rising bass, chorus explodes into an anthemic hook with stacked harmonies and wide distorted guitars, bridge strips back to almost a whisper before a final, cathartic chorus., world
Duration
3:37
Instrumental
No
Created
1/9/2026