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Lyrics
[Intro]
Boots in the mud, names on a folded page
A radio coughs, then the world goes gray
I carried three ghosts through the wire and rain
Now every quiet room repeats their names
[Verse 1]
We counted the seats on the transport home
One stayed empty, one helmet alone
I learned how to sleep with my hand on the floor
And woke up swinging at an unlocked door
The medals went cold in a kitchen drawer
While the ceiling fan turned like a distant war
I told my mother, “I’m fine, don’t ask”
Then poured another night into a glass
[Pre-Chorus]
I wore my anger like body armor
Kept every doorway under fire
But the battle followed me inside
And I was losing every fight
[Chorus]
I am more than the names I couldn’t save
More than the wreckage I became
If I crawl from this pit, let it mark my skin
I’m still here, so I’m not finished
When the hands of the ones I love reach through
I’ll learn to live with what I knew
I won’t forget them, I won’t disappear
I’ll build a life beside the fear
[Verse 2]
Bottle by bottle, I buried the day
Powder and fists kept the memories away
A stranger’s blood dried under my nails
Another locked room, another failed escape
My brother found me beneath the porch light
Said, “You don’t have to win this alone tonight”
I laughed like a blade, told him to leave
He sat on the steps until I could breathe
[Breakdown]
NO MORE
RUNNING FROM THE ROOM
NO MORE
MAKING GRAVES OF EVERY HOME
I AM NOT THE WAR
I AM NOT THE WAR
[Bridge]
My sister took the bottles from the sink
My old friends stayed when I forgot to speak
We drove past the gate where the buses leave
And let the morning find the man beneath
There are nights I still hear the distant call
Still feel the ground rise through the wall
But a hand on my shoulder brings me back
A kitchen full of voices pulls me from the black
[Final Chorus]
I am more than the names I couldn’t save
More than the wreckage I became
If I crawl from this pit, let it mark my skin
I’m still here, so I’m not finished
When the hands of the ones I love reach through
I’ll learn to live with what I knew
I won’t forget them, I won’t disappear
I’ll build a life beside the fear
[Outro]
We speak their names around the table
No ghosts beneath us, no one unstable
I carry the past, but it doesn’t steer
I’m still alive, and I’m still here
Details
GeneratedSep 4, 2026
Duration5:08
LanguageEnglish
Style
modern metalcore/deathcore, downtuned seven-string guitars, crushing syncopated chugs, blast beats and halftime breakdowns, bleak atmospheric intro, harsh low screams contrasted with soaring clean male chorus, tense verses that open into an anthemic final refrain, cinematic strings used sparingly, punchy wide mix with tight kick and dense guitars, emotional progression from wartime trauma to hard-won recovery
Credits
Prompt bycsheskey
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Metalcore, deathcore music about a soldier loosing friends in battle and overcoming challenges after he got out of the army. Drinking, drugs, fighting, then family and friends came together.
