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[Verse 1]
I dug a hole behind the house
Where no one else would ever know
No body there
No wooden box
Just everything I had to let go
I brought the anger
Brought the pride
Brought every lie I used to hide
Every version of my face
I wore just trying to survive
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought becoming someone new
Would feel like being born
But sometimes change looks more like mourning
Everything you were before
[Chorus]
So I made a grave
For the man I was
For every wound
For every cause
For every night
I chose the dark
And called it strength
Around my heart
I didn’t bury him in shame
I buried him because
He carried me this far
But he can’t carry who I’m becoming
[Verse 2]
I stood there longer than I planned
With dirt beneath my hands
Thinking maybe I had hated him
Because I didn’t understand
He wasn’t weak
He wasn’t cruel
He only used the tools he knew
Built a wall from broken things
And called the prison something true
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe mercy isn’t forgetting
Maybe mercy is knowing why
Some parts of you were built for surviving
And were never meant to stay alive
[Chorus]
So I made a grave
For the man I was
For every wound
For every cause
For every night
I chose the dark
And called it strength
Around my heart
I didn’t bury him in shame
I buried him because
He carried me this far
But he can’t carry who I’m becoming
[Bridge – stripped down]
I said thank you
For the nights you kept me breathing
I said forgive me
For the years I spent believing
That healing meant
I had to hate you
Then I laid the last piece down
And walked away
[Build]
No preacher
No stone
No flowers
No name
Just one last breath
For yesterday
[Final Chorus – big]
I made a grave
For the man I was
And left the dirt
Above his scars
I took the fear
He used to wear
And turned it into something hard
I didn’t bury him in shame
I buried him with love
He got me through the darkness
Now I have to rise above
[Outro]
Behind me
A grave
Ahead of me
The rain
And for the first time
I walked away
Without looking back.
Details
GeneratedSep 9, 2026
Duration5:09
LanguageEnglish
Style
Dark Americana, cinematic folk rock, deep male vocals, mournful verses, slow build, powerful emotional final chorus
Credits
Prompt byHonnor
ModelAria v5.5
