sorry probably gonna disappoint you but I'm a writer, not a musician.  the lyrics are mine but the vocals and instrumentation is AI based on a style prompt process that ive conspired with my customized and overly sensualized chatgpt assistant lol.  most of my songs are based on stories I've written. although RESET is part of my own personal journey 😉

[Verse 1]
Cracked sink, cheap light, the hum that never quits,
They say I’m lucky — like that settles it.
I learn the lines, I wear the little roles,
Nights full of white noise and unpaid bills and holes.

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve put on what you want, learned how to stay,
Not from courage — just the habit of the day.

[Chorus]
I’m still here — not because I’m brave,
Not because I chose a better way.
I’m still here — I’m just too damn tired to fade,
Because I don’t know how to go away.

[Verse 2]
Coffee gone cold on the passenger seat,
Same old street light, same old ache in my feet.
No banner, no loud speech, no clean goodbye,
Just another morning where the sun gets by.

[Pre-Chorus]
You thought I’d break, expected some big fall,
But mostly I keep moving — that’s all.

[Chorus]
I’m still here — not because I’m brave,
Not because I chose a better way.
I’m still here — I’m just too damn tired to fade,
Because I don’t know how to go away.

[Bridge]
Callused hands, small chores, the names I still use,
I keep the pace because I’ve nothing else to lose.
No triumph in the walking, no glory in the stay,
Just motion that outlasts the plans they made.

[Final Chorus — pared back]
I’m still here — not brave, not chosen, plain,
I’m still here — I’m just too damn tired to fade.
I’m still here — nothing sacred, nothing grand,
I’m still here — because I can.


Still Here


[Verse 1]
You raised your voice, I raised mine too,
Sharp words flying in a crowded room.
The silence after, I replay in my head,
All I think about is what I should’ve said.

[Pre-Chorus]
Looking back, I should have known,
Silence speaks enough alone.
What I should have said… was nothing.

[Chorus]
But I filled the air with careless lines,
Lit the fuse and watched it unwind.
Every word was a nail instead,
And nothing is what I should’ve said.

[Verse 2]
I tried too hard to win the fight,
Lost your trust somewhere that night.
The echoes linger, they paint me red,
Reminding me of what I should’ve said.

[Pre-Chorus]
Looking back, I should have known,
Silence speaks enough alone.
What I should have said… was nothing.

[Chorus]
But I filled the air with careless lines,
Lit the fuse and watched it unwind.
Every word was a nail instead,
And nothing is what I should’ve said.

[Verse 3] (Fallout)
Cold walls, long drive, I replay it all,
Apologies scribbled, but they never call.
Your face in the window, my heart misread,
Drowning again in what I should’ve said.

[Bridge] (Relief / banter)
After the fight, I just wanted it right,
Didn’t deserve a chance that night.
But later you laughed, rolled your eyes instead,
“Lucky you’re cute, you big dork,” you said.

[Final Chorus]
I filled the air with careless lines,
Lit the fuse and watched it unwind.
But you gave me a smile instead —
Now maybe I’ll never think again
About what I should’ve said.



What I Should Have Said

[Verse 1]
Radio hums through a cracked screen door,
Your mother’s picture on the hall closet floor.
You say the town never learns a new name,
I say the same things, we keep the same frame.

[Pre-Chorus]
We trade tomorrow for a diner seat,
We keep the corners neat we never meet.

[Chorus]
You left the porch light on again,
Like you think I’ll ever find my way.
I sit on the step and count the dents,
Of the life that won’t let me change.
You left the porch light on again —
It’s dim, but it’s the only flame.

[Verse 2]
Coffee stains in chipped blue mugs,
The neighbor’s laugh from the cracked-up rug.
We tell small lies to keep the night thin,
Pretend the horizon’s not closing in.

[Pre-Chorus]
We say we’ll leave but never pack,
We pace the floors, then fall right back.

[Chorus]
You left the porch light on again,
Like you think I’ll ever find my way.
I sit on the step and count the dents,
Of the life that won’t let me change.
You left the porch light on again —
It’s dim, but it’s the only flame.

[Bridge] (lean in; grit)
There’s comfort in the small things left undone,
A lazy mercy in the setting sun.
I don’t leave because leaving looks like work,
And I’m too tired to be somebody else’s hurt.

[Final Chorus — lift, but not clean]
You left the porch light on again,
I walk up slow, I close the door.
Keep your sameness like a pocketstone,
It’s heavy and I keep it on.
You left the porch light on again —
I’ll stand in its half-broken glow.


Left The Porch Light On

[Verse 1]
You said “don’t make a scene” while you tore through me,
Like silence is safety, like quiet sets me free.
I wore my teeth down on the words I never let fall,
But they cut me sharper for staying in at all.

[Pre-Chorus]
You call it patience, I call it chains,
You call it love, I call it pain.

[Chorus]
I bite my tongue ‘til it bleeds me dry,
Swallow the hurt, pretend I’m fine.
But the truth burns louder than I can hide,
And it kills me every time.
I bite my tongue — but it bites back twice.

[Verse 2]
You said “don’t talk back” while you carved your lines,
Like my questions were poison, like my doubts were crimes.
I swallowed fire just to keep the peace,
But it only grew hotter, never found release.

[Pre-Chorus]
You call it strength, I call it fear,
You call it closeness, I’m not near.

[Chorus]
I bite my tongue ‘til it bleeds me dry,
Swallow the hurt, pretend I’m fine.
But the truth burns louder than I can hide,
And it kills me every time.
I bite my tongue — but it bites back twice.

[Bridge]
Every word I didn’t say built a wall that keeps me small,
Every scream I held away still echoes down the hall.
And I’m done being silent, I’m done playing nice —
If I bite my tongue again, I’ll never taste my life.

[Final Chorus]
I bite my tongue ‘til it bleeds me dry,
Swallow the hurt, pretend I’m fine.
But the truth burns louder than I can hide,
And it kills me every time.
I bite my tongue — but not tonight.


Bite My Tongue

[Verse 1]
Chalk marks on the asphalt, washed away in rain,
Neon hum in the distance, calling out no name.
Every turn a question, every road the same,
Reading faded signs that never point the way.

[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows bend but never break,
I follow them anyway.

[Chorus]
Faded signs on a borrowed street,
Whisper things I’ll never keep.
Every word’s a thread unwound,
Every arrow pointing down.

[Verse 2]
Billboards with their faces peeled, letters lost in time,
Static on the station, a signal left behind.
Every map I carry folds into a lie,
Tracing faded signs I can’t leave behind.

[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows bend but never break,
I follow them anyway.

[Chorus]
Faded signs on a borrowed street,
Whisper things I’ll never keep.
Every word’s a thread unwound,
Every arrow pointing down.

[Bridge]
Empty frames along the wall,
Thoughts of places, names I can’t recall.
I walk the lines that blur and fray,
Faded signs just lead me anyway.

[Final Chorus]
Faded signs on a borrowed street,
Whisper things I’ll never keep.
Every road becomes the same,
Every arrow points away.

Faded Signs

Verse 1]
Hands in the air, but the hearts stay cold,
Chasing a light they’ll never hold.
Voices rise with rehearsed amen,
But they fall like stones when the song should mend.

[Pre-Chorus]
Scriptures read like secondhand news,
Truth diluted, nothing to lose.

[Chorus]
Empty hallelujah — polished words with broken veins,
Songs of promise echo hollow in the rain.
Empty hallelujah — lips move, but souls don’t change,
A choir of conviction with nothing to claim.

[Verse 2]
Silver tongues and painted smiles,
Faith in fashion, truth on trial.
Every prayer just a practiced line,
Every verse a mask that hides the signs.

[Pre-Chorus]
Holy phrases carved in stone,
But the meaning’s gone, we stand alone.

[Chorus]
Empty hallelujah — polished words with broken veins,
Songs of promise echo hollow in the rain.
Empty hallelujah — lips move, but souls don’t change,
A choir of conviction with nothing to claim.

[Bridge] (lift + accusation)
Raise your hands, recite the lines,
Bow your head and fall in time.
Sing it louder, drown the truth —
Empty hallelujah, nothing new.

[Final Chorus]
Empty hallelujah — polished words with broken veins,
Songs of promise echo hollow in the rain.
Empty hallelujah — lips move, but souls don’t change,
We’re shouting salvation, but it sounds the same.

Empty Hallelujah

[Verse 1]
You talk big with your borrowed lines,
Cheap suit swagger, rehearsed design.
I’ve heard better lies in bathroom stalls,
So save your sermon — I’ve seen it fall.

[Pre-Chorus]
Your crown’s plastic, your throne’s a chair,
I see the cracks — don’t think I care.

[Chorus]
Step aside — I’m not your stage,
Not your puppet, not your cage.
Step aside — I’ll take the floor,
Your spotlight’s mine, don’t need you anymore.

[Verse 2]
You throw stones from your paper walls,
Shout so loud but the silence calls.
Every promise is a poison sip,
Every word another sinking ship.

[Pre-Chorus]
Your crown’s plastic, your throne’s a chair,
I see the cracks — don’t think I care.

[Chorus]
Step aside — I’m not your stage,
Not your puppet, not your cage.
Step aside — I’ll take the floor,
Your spotlight’s mine, don’t need you anymore.

[Bridge] (sneer + ska bounce)
Dance in circles, trip on lies,
I cut through webs, I cut the ties.
I won’t kneel, I won’t abide —
This is my song, so step aside.

[Final Chorus]
Step aside — I’m not your stage,
Not your puppet, not your cage.
Step aside — I’ll take the floor,
Your spotlight’s mine, don’t need you anymore.
Step aside — I own this fight,
I’m taking back what you thought was yours tonight.

Step Aside

[Verse 1]
Kick off shoes at the top of the stair,
Shut the door — now they’re all aware.
Stereo thumps, floorboards creak,
We’re laughing too loud to hear them speak.

[Chorus]
They say “what’s all that banging around?”
It’s just the beat shaking the ground.
Every shout, every sigh that shakes the floor —
We’re just dancing, nothing more.


[Verse 2]
Lamp fell down with a crash and spark,
Neighbors knock when we party too hard.
Shadows spin on the ceiling tiles,
We can’t stop, we’re running wild.

[Chorus]
They say “what’s all that banging around?”
It’s just the beat shaking the ground.
Every shout, every sigh that shakes the floor —
We’re just dancing, nothing more.


[Bridge] (talky, ironic)
Whispers carry down below,
Guess they’ll never really know.
Let them blush, let them guess,
We’re a scandal in our Sunday best.



[Final Chorus]
They say “what’s all that banging around?”
It’s just the beat shaking the ground.
Every shout, every sigh that shakes the floor —
We’re just dancing… nothing more.



Banging Around

Verse 1 — Mask]
I wore the face they wanted me to wear,
Kept the truth buried under there.
Smiling lines, but the cracks would show,
Tried to be steady while losing my soul.


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[Chorus 1 — Reset]
Reset—blank page, white sky, no sound.
I fall, I burn, I rise from the ground.
Every time I lose, I learn what I keep,
Reset the world so my soul can breathe.


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[Verse 2 — Surrender]
I lay it down, all the weight, all the fight,
Hands in the dark, I give up to the night.
It breaks me open, it cuts, it heals,
Surrender’s the only way I feel real.


---

[Chorus 2 — Cycle / Stripped down]
Round and round, the rhythm won’t die,
Every fall just another try.
Pull me under, I’ll find my release,
A cycle of ruin that teaches me peace.


---

[Bridge A — Surrender Drop]
I let it break, I let it bleed,
Silence screaming over me.
In the shadow, I disappear,
Every fear still waiting here.


---

[Bridge B — Release Blast]
But I come alive in the fire and rain,
Nothing left that can hold me in chains.
Through the ashes, I cut straight through,
Everything broken is building me new.


---

[Final Chorus 1 — Reset (Twist)]
Reset—no mask, no weight, no chain.
I fall, I burn, but I rise again.
Every time I break, I find what is true,
Release the world ‘cause it’s breaking through you.


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[Outro — Cycle Echo]
Reset… reset…
Round and round… reset…
Rise again… reset…
Release… release…



RESET

[Verse 1 ]
Too loud, too strange, never fit your frame.
I bent myself small, but you turned away.
Every word you couldn’t bear to hear
still echoes in my name.

[Chorus 1]
He said, “I don’t know you at all.”
He turned his face, let me fall.
Your silence burned deeper than the scars —
He said, “I don’t know you at all.”

[Verse 2 ]
We were young and close,
thought the years would hold us fast.
But the moment I turned away,
I was gone into your past.

[Chorus 2]
They said, “I don’t know you at all.”
They turned their faces, let me fall.
The years we shared dissolved like chalk —
They said, “I don’t know you at all.”

[Verse 3 ]
You reached the end of your patience with me.
Said I was drifting too far to see.
So you left me there aching quietly,
alone inside the dark.

[Chorus 3]
She said, “I don’t know you at all.”
She turned her face, let me fall.
The vow you broke still haunts the walls —
She said, “I don’t know you at all.”



[Bridge ]
But you never knew me at all.
I was more than the mess you feared.
If you’d looked beneath the surface I wore,
my truth was always here.


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[Final Chorus — Reclaim]
You said, “I don’t know you at all.”
You turned your face, let me fall.
But I’ve learned to stand through every loss —
You never knew me at all.

I Don't Know You At All

I'm not a musician.  But I feel the music that I cannot create. I write the lyrics from scenes in my short stories. plays, novellas, and novels as "emotional scaffolding". And even then, I don't consider myself a writer, but a storyteller.

If you think my songs aren't commercial grade, you're probably right. 

But if you enjoyed any of them, that makes me happy. 

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