

Prompt / Lyrics
**Intro** *(Fuzzy, distorted guitar riff kicks in low and mean, drums hit with a sloppy crash – think 4-8 bars of building noise)* *(Spoken/snarled over the chaos, close to the mic)* This one’s for the nights you don’t come home… For the promises you stomp into the ground… Yeah… let’s go. *(Band slams in full volume – straight into Verse 1)* **[Verse 1]** I woke up with gravel in my mouth again Boots still laced from the night before Streetlights flickering like they’re giving in I kick the door and hit the floor *(yeah!)* No apologies, no second glance I tear through the quiet like a broken amp Feedback screaming in my head *(screaming!)* Every step a spark, every heartbeat red **[Pre-Chorus]** You said slow down, you said be kind *(be kind…)* I heard the words but left them behind *(bye-bye!)* **[Chorus]** I’m running roughshod over everything *(everything!)* Crushing petals, kicking up the dirt *(kick it!)* Hearts in the rearview, watch ’em spin I don’t feel better, but I don’t feel worse *(nah…)* Roughshod, roughshod *(come on!)* Through the soft parts of the world Roughshod, roughshod Yeah, I’m that kind of girl *(that girl, yeah!)* **[Verse 2]** Your voicemail’s piling up like unpaid bills I let it ring, I let it rot *(rot!)* I smash the mirrors just to feel the thrill Of seeing pieces where there once was not *(shatter!)* I told you I was gentle once That was a lie I told for fun *(ha!)* Now the truth is in the scuffs and scars On every sidewalk, every bar *(every bar…)* **[Pre-Chorus]** You said come back, you said stay clean *(stay clean…)* I laughed too loud and split the scene *(gone!)* **[Chorus]** I’m running roughshod over everything *(everything!)* Crushing petals, kicking up the dirt *(kick it!)* Hearts in the rearview, watch ’em spin I don’t feel better, but I don’t feel worse *(whatever…)* Roughshod, roughshod *(louder!)* Through the soft parts of the world Roughshod, roughshod Yeah, I’m that kind of girl *(that girl!)* **[Bridge]** One day the soles will wear straight through *(through…)* And I’ll be standing barefoot in the mess I grew *(my mess!)* Maybe then I’ll whisper sorry to the ground *(sorry… not sorry)* But tonight the volume’s up, I like the sound *(turn it up!)* **[Final Chorus]** Still running roughshod over everything *(everything!)* The echoes follow, they don’t desert *(never!)* I see your face in every crack I leave It almost hurts, but it doesn’t hurt *(not tonight!)* Roughshod, roughshod Till there’s nothing left to break *(break it!)* Roughshod, roughshod For my own damn sake *(yeah, yeah, yeah!)* **[Outro]** Boots still laced, gravel in my mouth *(spit it out…)* Streetlights out, heading south Roughshod… roughshod… *(roughshod!)* *(fading screams and feedback)*
Tags
Grunge, Pop, Alternative Rock, Riot Grrrl, 90S-Inspired, Fuzzy Guitar-Driven, Raw Vocal, Distorted, Angsty, Melodic Emo
3:29
No
1/11/2026