

Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 I was seventeen when I signed up Still a kid with borrowed pride Thought if I ran toward the fire I’d outrun what was inside Came home with steady hands But somethin’ in me shifted slow Turns out the things you bury Are the things that grow — Pre-Chorus I learned how to stand in chaos Learned how to take a hit But nobody teaches you How to sit with it — Chorus There’s a hole in the middle of my chest Where a few good men used to stand I keep tryin’ to fill it With fightin’ harder than I can I don’t quit I don’t fold But it’s heavy holdin’ ghosts There’s a hole in the middle of my chest And I feel it the most When it’s quiet — Verse 2 I’ve lost people I swore I could somehow keep alive Like if I loved ‘em hard enough They’d make it through the night You take the classes They tell you it ain’t your blame But that don’t stop the question When you hear their name — Pre-Chorus I keep playin’ it back Like a tape won’t break Wonderin’ if there’s one more move I forgot to make — Chorus There’s a hole in the middle of my chest Where a few good men used to be I keep tryin’ to carry What wasn’t mine to keep I don’t quit I don’t fold But I’m tired of bein’ strong There’s a hole in the middle of my chest But I’m still holdin’ on — Bridge (raw, personal) I don’t want my boy growin’ up With this weight in his blood Thinkin’ love means savin’ everyone Or he ain’t enough I don’t want him fightin’ shadows That were never his to own I’ll take the heavy So he won’t feel alone — Final Chorus (shift toward purpose) There’s a hole in the middle of my chest And maybe there always will But I’m not layin’ down And I’m not standin’ still If I can’t fix the past I can build what’s next I’ll teach him he’s wanted I’ll teach him respect There’s a hole in the middle of my chest But it ain’t takin’ me yet
Tags
 Cameron Whitcomb, Eminem, with heavy screaming, rock, metal
2:45
No
3/2/2026