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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They took the pictures off the wall
Before the house could learn to fall
A plate still warm, a half-made bed
A little shoe by the hallway led
Her hands were shaking in the sink
She didn't even have time to think
One bang and then the whole night changed
The world got small, the world got strange
[Pre-Chorus]
And what comes home
Is never just one face
It sits in the doorway
It takes up space
[Chorus]
Too late, too late
For the breaking
Too late, too late
For the saving
The cost is there
In the quiet after
Too late, too late
For the laughing after
[Verse 2]
His brother won't look at the sky
Since that day buried half his life
The youngest still sleeps with the door unlatched
Says every loud sound brings it back
The garden fence is bent and blind
The roses buried under mine
The drawings on the fridge are gone
But grief stays on, and on, and on
[Pre-Chorus]
And what comes home
Is never clean or neat
It lives in the pantry
It sleeps in the sheets
[Chorus]
Too late, too late
For the breaking
Too late, too late
For the saving
The cost is there
In the quiet after
Too late, too late
For the laughing after
[Bridge]
It isn't only smoke and stone
It's children learning not to hope
It's names that echo down the hall
It's one more meal, one more chair gone cold
It's every plan they had to make
Sold for a year they can't replace
And all the dreams they tucked away
Turn gray before they see the day
[Final Chorus]
Too late, too late
For the breaking
Too late, too late
For the saving
The cost is there
In the quiet after
Too late, too late
For the laughing after
Too late, too late
For the home they knew
Too late, too late
For me and you
Details
GeneratedMay 8, 2026
Duration4:03
LanguageEnglish
Style
Powerful dramatic pop ballad with male? no female vocals? female vocals? Actually female vocals; should mention female vocals. Slow 72 BPM with piano, low strings, and restrained toms; verse stays intimate and close-mic, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and a tense snare pulse, chorus lands wide with stacked female doubles and a held string chord. Broken-radio swells, distant bells, and a final orchestral lift. Bright but heavy cinematic mix., female vocals
Credits
Prompt by
Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Powerful, serious song about the costs of war. the obvious cost, and the costs you don’t see till it’s too late. The damage to families, their homes, their safety, and their dreams. Female vocals
