

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left in a hospital whisper I answered with nothing to say Your boots by the back door waiting Like you'd just walk in someday Mom keeps your jacket hanging Tag still scraping the wall I tried to step into your shadow It swallowed me whole [Chorus] I’m trying to carry what you couldn’t Hold up the house while I fall apart Got your name tattooed inside my chest Every breath a borrowed spark Stumble and shake under all this weight But I’m not breaking I’m bending straight Hands up Heart bruised I’m crawling back to grace Finding you again in the faith I chased away [Verse 2] Your truck still smells like sermons Coffee stains and Sunday notes I cuss and I pray in the same breath Driving roads you always drove Some nights I bark at the heavens Ask why you were called first Then I hear that line you’d throw me “Son Seek the kingdom first” [Chorus] I’m trying to carry what you couldn’t Hold up the house while I fall apart Got your name tattooed inside my chest Every breath a borrowed spark Stumble and shake under all this weight But I’m not breaking I’m bending straight Hands up Heart bruised I’m crawling back to grace Finding you again in the faith I chased away [Bridge] I thought I had to be you Steel jaw Steady eyes Never cry But all this pressure cracked through And the only thing left was a fragile “why” On my knees in the quiet kitchen Floor cold Dishes in the sink I finally said “I can’t lift this” And heard “You don’t have to Give it to Me” [Chorus] I’m done trying to carry what I couldn’t I’ll hold what I can and I’ll let go the rest Got a cross where the weight was crushing And a scar where it marked my chest I still stumble and shake under all this weight But I’m not alone when I bend and break Eyes up Heart new I’m running back to grace Finding you and Him in the same wide Open place
Tags
rock, Modern rock ballad starting hushed with palm-muted electric and male vocals, building into a soaring, arena-scale chorus. Verses stay tight with gritty bass and roomy drums; chorus snaps wide open with octave guitars, gang-style backing vocals, and a lifted top-line melody. Bridge drops to half-time with reverb-drenched lead guitar, then final chorus up a notch in intensity, big cymbal swell and layered harmonies for emotional payoff.
3:25
No
3/6/2026