

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left a note on the counter My name spelled wrong at the top Said you were chasing an answer I was the anchor you dropped I learned to pour my own cereal Climb on a chair for the bowl Four little hands doing dishes Trying to scrub off the hole [Chorus] How do you walk away from your own blood Call it love Then shut the door? How do you tear a heart out of a child Like you don't need it anymore? You said I was trouble You said I was yours Guess both of those were lies I'm still standing here Still standing here Left at the door of your life [Verse 2] He poured his name down the bottle Said it burned less every year Looked right through me in the kitchen Like my voice was just the air "You're not my daughter " he muttered As if the words weighed a ton Funny how light they can travel When they land on your youngest one [Chorus] How do you walk away from your own blood Call it love Then shut the door? How do you tear a heart out of a child Like you don't need it anymore? You said I was trouble You said I was yours Guess both of those were lies I'm still standing here Still standing here Left at the door of your life [Bridge] I built a family from strangers People who chose me to stay Every goodbye that you gave me Taught me to mean what I say If I ever hold a baby Promise burned into my skin I will never be the one Who doesn't let them in (no) [Chorus] How do you walk away from your own blood Call it love Then shut the door? How do you tear a heart out of a child Like you don't need it anymore? You said I was broken But look at me now Growing up from all your lies I'm still standing here Still standing here Not at the door of your life No I'm walking past I'm walking past Your door this time
Tags
pop, Minimal piano-led pop ballad, female vocals. Intimate, close-mic verses over soft, broken chords and subtle ambient pads; chorus blooms with warm strings and stacked harmonies. Gentle pulse from low percussion and distant kicks in second chorus. Bridge strips back to solo vocal and sparse piano, then final chorus swells, lingering on a long vocal ad-lib into a soft, unresolved ending., ballad
3:28
No
2/26/2026