
Prompt / Lyrics
(Intro) (7/8 – staccato guitar harmonics, syncopated kick pattern) (Spoken sample layered under noise:) “Please.” “Thank you.” “After you.” (static swallow) ⸻ (Verse 1 (7/8 → 5/8 alternating)) Sidewalk eyes glued to glass Shoulder checks like we’re under attack Engines rev at yellow lights Everyone’s right, nobody’s right Shopping carts left in the rain Comments fired like stray grenades Every lane a battlefield Every stranger, shielded steel ⸻ (Pre-Chorus (6/8, tension rising)) We forgot the smallest things The quiet weight of courtesy The space between You and me ⸻ (Chorus (4/4 – big, open, arena-level hook)) We used to hold the door We used to say your name We used to mean “I’m sorry” Now it’s just a game If we could stop the noise Just long enough to hear Maybe we’d remember Why we’re even here ⸻ (Verse 2 (13/8 – jagged riff, bass sliding against the grid)) Signal lost in traffic rage Every screen a brighter cage Headlines sharpened into knives Outrage monetized Neighbors turned to passing ghosts Flags waved higher than we know What they stand for anymore Just colors in a war ⸻ (Pre-Chorus 2 (Half-time 6/8, heavier)) It wasn’t stolen overnight It eroded grain by grain A thousand little careless cuts We normalized the pain ⸻ (Chorus (Full instrumentation, gang vocals on last two lines)) We used to hold the door We used to say your name We used to mean “I’m sorry” Now it’s just a game If we could stop the noise Just long enough to hear Maybe we’d remember Why we’re even here ⸻ (Bridge / Breakdown (Polyrhythmic 5 over 4 – drums and guitars fighting each other)) (Whispered layered vocals) Look up Slow down Let someone merge Turn around Say please Say thanks Mean it Let it land (Music strips down to bass + clean guitar) It’s not a law It’s not a trend It’s how we choose To treat a friend ⸻ (Final Chorus (4/4 – modulation up a whole step)) We can hold the door We can say your name We can mean “I’m sorry” Without the shame If we cut the noise And choose to hear We’ll remember Why we’re here ⸻ (Outro (7/8 fading to 4/4 steady pulse)) One small act Doesn’t trend But it bends The end (Clean guitar arpeggio resolves into a simple, steady 4/4 heartbeat kick)
Tags
Progressive math rock / alt metal Polyrhythmic verses, angular guitar stabs, shifting meters Huge, anthemic 4/4 chorus
4:12
No
2/16/2026