Prompt / Lyrics
(Verse 1) You didn’t ask me to change You just showed me what you liked I trimmed the edges off my days Filed my corners smooth and tight You said you loved the quiet type So I swallowed half my pride Took the thunder from my voice Took the fire from inside ⸻ (Pre-Chorus) Every little compromise Felt harmless at the start I didn’t know I was trading Pieces of my heart ⸻ (Chorus) I kept replacing parts of me With pieces borrowed from you Changed my colors carefully So they wouldn’t clash with you By the time I matched your mirror By the time I played my part I was standing in your shadow Made of someone else’s parts ⸻ (Verse 2) You liked your coffee black and strong So I learned to like it too Said you hated certain songs So I said I never knew You rolled your eyes at things I loved Called them childish, called them small So I boxed them up like old mistakes Stacked them high against the wall ⸻ (Pre-Chorus) Every step toward “us” Was a step away from me Then two became one erasing my identity ⸻ (Chorus) I kept replacing parts of me With pieces borrowed from you Changed my colors carefully So they wouldn’t clash with you By the time I matched your mirror By the time I played my part I was standing in your shadow Made of someone else’s parts ⸻ (Bridge – stripped down, piano + pad) If I take it all apart Would I find what I used to be? Or is the original version Just a rumor left in me? Was I ever who I was Or just clay in careful hands? When the dust finally settles Will I recognize where I stand? ⸻ (Final Chorus – lift, layered harmonies) I won’t keep replacing parts of me To fit inside your design If loving you means disappearing Then that love was never mine I’m gathering every fragment Every spark I let depart I’m rebuilding from the pieces That were always in my heart
Tags
progressive alt-metal, hypnotic bass riff, tribal drums, dynamic build, tense male vocal, heavy atmospheric climax
Duration
4:59
Instrumental
No
Created
2/12/2026