

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Lost my hat on the hospital stairs Your laugh said it was just like me Now the hallway’s just a tunnel of chairs And a clock that forgot how to breathe You said “Don’t you waste one day” “Time is sand slipping out of your hand” Now I’m scooping up each stray grain Trying to build you back again [Chorus] Memories in the hourglass Turning you over Turning you past Every grain cuts in my hands I lost a piece of me when you died Miss your voice on the other side You said “Make it count” I’m trying I’m trying With this shattered heart of mine [Verse 2] I still hang up before the beep Like I’m scared you might pick up Say you beat that poison beast Tell me I just woke up Your sweater on the backroom chair Still smells like rain and gasoline I wear it till it thins to air Like you’re threadbare inside of me [Chorus] Memories in the hourglass Turning you over Turning you past Every grain cuts in my hands I lost a piece of me when you died Miss your voice on the other side You said “Make it count” I’m trying I’m trying With this shattered heart of mine [Bridge] If I could crawl back through the hours Before the scans Before the charts I’d hold your hand a little harder Let every second brand my heart [Chorus] Memories in the hourglass Turning you over Begging you back Every grain burns in my hands I lost a piece of me when you died But your words keep beating in my spine You said “Make it count” So I’m still here I’m still loud Loving you With this shattered heart of mine (oh-oh)
Tags
rock, Dark alt-rock ballad with female vocals, slow swung tempo. Fingerpicked electric guitar and distant tremolo leads, bass blooming on downbeats, tom-driven drums that rise from sparse to crashing in the last chorus. Verses stay fragile and close-mic’d; choruses open with wide, distorted guitars and reverb-soaked backing vocals. Subtle string pad deep in the mix for extra ache, vocal ad-libs tailing off like echoes of memory., slow
3:17
No
2/3/2026