Track · Sep 2, 2026 · English

Somebody Turns on the Light

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5:05

Language

English

Lyrics

[Intro]

I came home with a locked jaw

And a room full of alarms

Every quiet corner knew me

Every doorway raised its arms

[Verse 1]

Boots by the heater, dust in the seams

Family asking how I’ve been

I gave them weather, gave them work

Kept the real thing under my skin

I counted bottles beside the bed

Just to keep my eyes from closing

Morning came like a searchlight

And I kept every curtain frozen

[Pre-Chorus]

I made a fortress out of silence

Called it strength when no one knew

Every hand that reached to pull me out

Was another hand I pushed through

[Chorus]

I was disappearing in my own house

Turning every kindness into doubt

I thought the end was the only door

Then my family found me on the floor

I’m still here, still fighting through

Not because I’m fearless—because they stayed true

If I can’t carry this alone tonight

I’ll say the words and let somebody turn on the light

[Verse 2]

Anxiety sat in the passenger seat

Breathing hard with every mile

I saw danger in a dinner plate

And wore a stranger’s face at supper awhile

I broke promises before they formed

Left messages unanswered

Built a life no one could enter

Then blamed the world for being distant

[Pre-Chorus]

I had a plan made out of absence

A final thought I couldn’t outrun

My sister heard the change in my voice

My brother stayed until the morning sun

[Chorus]

I was disappearing in my own house

Turning every kindness into doubt

I thought the end was the only door

Then my family found me on the floor

I’m still here, still fighting through

Not because I’m fearless—because they stayed true

If I can’t carry this alone tonight

I’ll say the words and let somebody turn on the light

[Breakdown]

No more medals for the pain I hide

No more drinking just to make it through the night

I am not the war, I am not the scar

I am the voice that says, “This is where we are”

Stay with me

I don’t need a sermon

I need somebody breathing next to me

[Bridge]

Some days the room still tilts and narrows

Some nights I wake up back there

But a hand on my shoulder says I’m present

And a name spoken softly says someone cares

I’ll learn the language of the honest

I’ll let the locked doors open slow

The life I tried to throw away

Is a life I’m finally learning to hold

[Final Chorus]

I was disappearing in my own house

Now I let the truth come pouring out

The end was never the only door

My family found me, and they gave me more

I’m still here, still fighting through

Not because I’m fearless—because I’m telling you

When I can’t carry this alone tonight

I say the words, and somebody turns on the light

[Outro]

I came home with a locked jaw

Now I’m learning how to speak

I’m not healed, but I’m not hiding

And tomorrow still belongs to me

Style

modern metalcore fused with nu-metal: drop-tuned seven-string guitarssyncopated palm-muted riffstense dissonant versesexplosive half-time choruspunchy live drums with double-kick burstssub-heavy bassand restrained industrial textures. verses use closegritty male sing-rap with occasional harsh screams; chorus opens into a wounded but anthemic clean male vocalwith layered gang shouts on the final refrain. start sparse and claustrophobicbuild steadilythen shift into a crushing breakdown before ending with a hard-wonemotionally lifted final chorus. tight contemporary mixdry upfront vocalswide guitarscontrolled low enddramatic pausesno glamorization of self-harm.english

Prompt

Metalcore nu-metal song about my life after the army. Depression, anxiety, pushing everyone away. Drinking kept me awake. Couldn’t talk about it till after I wanted to commit suicide my family help

Credits

Prompt bycsheskey

GeneratedSep 2, 2026

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