

Prompt / Lyrics
[Spoken grizzled voice] Life goes by too damn fast I tell ya... [Intro – Guitar Riff over Am – G – D – Am] [Lead Guitar: Slide bends over Am pentatonic] [Organ fades in warm and low] --- [Verse 1 – Am – G – D – Am] [Mid-range vocal, mellow tone] I ain't a kid, but I ain’t grown [Slide guitar lick fills between lines] Still don’t like bein’ left alone Got old friends I still toast to Some gone quick, some I outgrew [Pause in music, vocal almost spoken] One’s in prison, one’s in dirt All of ‘em still fuckin’ hurt --- [Pre-Chorus – C – G – D – Am] [Falsetto cracks on “do”] [Light organ swell] I don’t know what the hell I’m s’posed to do Life don’t wait—it just rolls on through --- [Chorus – F – G – Am – Am] [Full band in, vocals growl and stretch] It’s all too damn fast Can’t slow it down One foot in heaven The other buried in this town Yeah, I try to laugh But the past don’t play fair [Backing vocals: “Don’t play fair…”] Feels like joy just disappears Right into thin air --- [Verse 2 – Am – G – D – Am] [Cleaner vocal, slight drawl] Made a friend from work last spring Helps me forget some goddamn things But they don’t know I dream of Cobain Or how Marilyn drowned in pills and shame [Slide guitar echoes her name] I show up, I get paid But every joke hides a fuckin' ache --- [Pre-Chorus – C – G – D – Am] [Half-spoken, low voice] I sing for ghosts in empty bars [Slide guitar: High-pitched response] And keep their names in my guitar --- [Chorus – F – G – Am – Am] [Drums louder, organ hums heavy] It’s all too damn fast Like a firework fade One moment they’re smilin’ Next I’m kneelin’ at their grave Yeah, I move on But it don’t feel like I should [Backing vocals: “Don’t feel good…”] When the best years hurt worse Than the bad ones ever could --- [Bridge – Dm – C – G – Am] [Guitar solo – dirty bends, tone rises under] [Spoken word – gravel voice] Brian got clean just long enough To call me up, then lost his luck Said “Meet me, brother,” I said “soon” Then he shot up his arm that afternoon [Band drops to just guitar and organ] Now I light a match for every name But none of it brings back a damn thing --- [Final Chorus – F – G – Am – Am] [Full emotion, falsetto peaks on “fast” and “last”] It’s all too damn fast Ain’t no brakes on this ride I’m too young to feel this old But too old to fuckin' hide I keep smilin’ But that don’t mean I’m okay [Backing: “Don’t mean I’m okay…”] Some days I shine Most nights I fade --- [Outro – Am – G – D – Am (repeat & fade)] [Guitar: Slow, crying slide] [Vocal: whispered or hoarse] Still here. Still missin’. Still prayin’ for somethin’ that listens.
Tags
Aggressive metalcore with melodic male vocals, emotional screams, drop C riffs, double-kick drums, and soaring choruses
3:58
No
4/21/2025