Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] It’s three a.m. again Coffee’s gone cold on the dash Street’s empty ’til it isn’t We roll up on twisted metal Steam and glass like frozen rain Headlights painting broken shapes Somebody’s whole life bent in half [Chorus] We walk through fire and ice Cutting dreams out of steel and smoke Hands shaking Voices steady “Stay with me You’re not alone” We drag tomorrow out of the wreckage One heartbeat at a time Trying to keep your world from burning down While we try to forget what we find [Verse 2] House on the corner’s breathing heat Windows screaming orange Kids’ bikes on the front lawn Dog barking at the dark Mask on Name fades All that matters is the next room Counting doors Counting seconds Counting on the floor to hold [Chorus] We walk through fire and ice Pulling photos off the walls of flame Your wedding dress Your baby’s crib Things that spell your name We drag tomorrow out of the ashes One heartbeat at a time Trying to keep your world from burning down While we try to forget what we find [Bridge] You ask how we do it Truth is Sometimes we don’t Sometimes it follows us home Smell of smoke in clean shirts Sparks inside a quiet mind Faces in the rearview mirror That never made it out in time [Chorus] Still we walk through fire and ice Cutting people from the jaws of fear Talking soft in the hardest moments “I’m right here I’m right here” We hold your dreams like fragile glass Between our calloused hands Trying to keep your world from burning down As we learn to live with what we can’t unsee [Outro] If you ever wonder Why we run toward the flames Remember Someone once ran in for us too
Tags
Slow-burn cinematic spoken word over distant drums and bowed strings, male vocals. Low synth bed and heartbeat kick pulse under intimate close-mic voice; choruses lift with airy choir pads and tom swells. Final section strips back to near-silence, breathing and room tone framing the last lines., spoken word, tribute
Duration
3:19
Instrumental
No
Created
2/18/2026