Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Boots on the porch Dust on your name tag Kids at the window Don’t know whether to laugh or cry You lay the bags down Hug feels like a lifetime But one extra plate Stays quiet at the table tonight [Chorus] We made it home But not all of us are here Raise up a glass For every face that disappeared We learned to live With medals Scars And prayers We’re coming home To houses full of empty chairs [Verse 2] You flinch at the fireworks They just hear a holiday You see a burning sky They just see a summer day Dog tags in a drawer Your thumb finds every name You whisper “I remember” Like you’re calling them again (oh-oh) [Chorus] We made it home But not all of us are here Raise up a glass For every face that disappeared We learned to live With medals Scars And prayers We’re coming home To houses full of empty chairs [Bridge] How do you say thank you To someone who can’t hear? How do you hold a promise That’s heavier each year? [Chorus] We made it home But not all of us are here So light up the candles For every voice we still can hear We’ll learn to live With broken hearts laid bare We’re coming home And carrying them everywhere We’re coming home To love in all these empty chairs
Tags
rock, Cinematic rock ballad with male vocals over intimate piano that swells into soaring guitars and tom-driven drums in the chorus; verses stay tender and breathy, chorus belts with stacked harmonies and strings, bridge drops to near silence then explodes into a final, uplifting refrain with powerful drum hits and sustained guitar feedback tailing off, beautiful, sad, vocal
Duration
3:14
Instrumental
No
Created
3/13/2026