Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Pulled off the highway Rust on the sign Name of this town Half-gone Half-aligned Corner store's condos Glass in the air But the same old stray dog still sleeps by the stairs [Pre-Chorus] Every brick’s got a story I tried to forget Now it hits like a sucker punch to the chest [Chorus] Back where the cracks still show Even if the face got painted over All of the kids I know Either disappeared or just got older I swore I'd never come home Guess I was wrong Yeah Guess I was wrong Back where the cracks still show This broken place still feels like my song (hey!) [Verse 2] Skate spot’s a café with plants in the glass But the scratch in the curb still remembers my back Graffiti’s been scrubbed But the ghost of my name Bleeds through the beige like it’s laughing at change [Pre-Chorus] Every door that I slammed Every deal that I broke Comes back in the dust and the cold in my throat [Chorus] Back where the cracks still show Even if the face got painted over All of the kids I know Either disappeared or just got bolder I swore I'd never come home Guess I was wrong Yeah Guess I was wrong Back where the cracks still show This broken place still feels like my song (woah) [Bridge] Mom's old porch light Now it's leaning on wires Same crooked mailbox Same busted tires But the room that I raged in is nursery blue And somehow that hurts more than losing my youth [Chorus] Back where the cracks still show Even if the face got painted over All of the kids I know Live in my head like haunted posters I swore I'd never come home Guess I was lying all along Back where the cracks still show This broken place still feels like my song (my song, my song)
Tags
rock, Grimy melodic punk-rock with male vocals; driving downpicked guitars and a gritty bass lock into a mid-tempo stomp, drums swinging between tight verses and tom-heavy pre-chorus builds. Chorus explodes with gang shouts and octave leads; bridge strips to half-time crash and bass before a final, shout-along outro. Raw, slightly overdriven vocal, doubled hooks on the last chorus for maximum nostalgia punch., nostalgic, punk
Duration
3:06
Instrumental
No
Created
2/4/2026