Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I used to hold doors Text back too fast Wait up all night For a call that never came back I wore my heart Like a bright red stain Saying "I got you" They just took my name in vain They called me safe They called me sweet Till they got bored Left me talking to the street So I dug a hole In the back of my mind Laid some flowers For the boy I left behind [Chorus] I shot the nice guy dead He ain't coming home Laid him in the dirt Marked the grave with a stone I gave up on love Carved it into my bones If this is how it ends I'd rather be alone I shot the nice guy dead Let his halo rust Every promise that I kept Turned to broken trust I gave up on love Turned my heart to stone If this is what it takes I'd rather be alone (yeah) [Verse 2] Used to write long texts Erase, rewrite Try to sound strong But still polite Used to say "it's fine" When it cut too deep Cry in my car Then drive home on no sleep They liked my light Till it showed their flaws Then blamed my pain On my "needy" calls So I cleaned that shrine In the back of my head Put the crown in the trash Left that version for dead [Chorus] I shot the nice guy dead He ain't coming home Laid him in the dirt Marked the grave with a stone I gave up on love Carved it into my bones If this is how it ends I'd rather be alone I shot the nice guy dead Let his halo rust Every promise that I kept Turned to broken trust I gave up on love Turned my heart to stone If this is what it takes I'd rather be alone [Bridge] Tell me, what did kindness get me? Cold sheets, ghosted calls, and envy Every time I bled, they left me Now my own heart don't respect me (nah) So when that echo in my chest Started begging me to stay I just raised my tired hands Blew that version away [Chorus] I shot the nice guy dead He ain't coming home Laid him in the dirt Marked the grave with a stone I gave up on love Carved it into my bones If this is how it ends I'd rather be alone I shot the nice guy dead Let his halo rust Every promise that I kept Turned to broken trust I gave up on love Turned my heart to stone If this is what it takes I'd rather be alone [Outro] No more "maybe they'll change" No more waiting by the phone I buried who I was for them Now I'd rather die alone
Tags
rap, Dark, cinematic hip-hop ballad over sparse, minor-key piano and deep sub-bass; downtempo drums with a single, distant gunshot FX as a recurring motif. Male vocals: intimate half-whispered verses that swell into a pained, melodic rap-hook; subtle choir pads and reverse reverb bloom in the chorus for a haunted, empty-church feel. Final chorus strips to solo vocal and piano, trailing into echo., hip hop, slow
Duration
3:24
Instrumental
No
Created
2/26/2026