Bury Me On A Backroad (Cover by @SarahAllAtOnce & Persona: Elara Hush)

dark country, cinematic rock, alternative rock

[Intro – whispered, reverb-drenched]
Brandon lit the fuse
Now watch me burn a whole sky down

[Chorus – soaring, witchy outlaw energy]
If I don’t make it back tonight
Lay me down where the fireflies write
Bury me on a backroad
Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know
I don’t need a crown on my grave
I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight
So bury me on a backroad
Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago

[Verse 1 – slow build, storm gathering]
I ran hard through the heartland
With a heartbeat louder than sin
Chasing storms like a promise
Knowing some roads never let you back in
I was raised with a spark and a scar
And a map made of everything broken
Every mile that tried to unmake me
Only fueled what refused to stay silent

[Pre-Chorus – gritty lift]
If the stars go dark
I’ll still carve my light
From the fires I started
Just trying to survive

[Chorus – bigger, meaner]
If I don’t make it back tonight
Lay me down where the fireflies write
Bury me on a backroad
Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know
I don’t need a crown on my grave
I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight
So bury me on a backroad
Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago

[Bridge – distorted, ethereal, almost a spell]
No stone
No letters
No halo, no tether
Just the echo of a girl
Who would not stay small forever
(Whispered: let the dirt remember me better)

[Verse 2 – fierce, fast, melodic half-rap]
I’ve been cut, I’ve been crossed
I’ve been prayed for and preyed on
I’ve been told I was too much
’Til the day I proved them dead wrong
If the reaper comes early
Tell him I walk on my own terms
Tell my people I loved ’em
Every bruise was a lesson I earned
Let ’em take all the gold that I wore
Let me keep every truth that I learned
When the world starts talkin’
Say I never bowed down to the hurt
Bury me in a flyover state
Where the wild grows louder than the hate

[Chorus – final, massive, cinematic]
If I don’t make it back tonight
Lay me down where the fireflies write
Bury me on a backroad
Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know
I don’t need a crown on my grave
I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight
So bury me on a backroad
Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago

[Outro – whispered, fading into wind]
No name
No stone
Just the road
Calling me home

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[Intro – whispered, reverb-drenched] Brandon lit the fuse Now watch me burn a whole sky down [Chorus – soaring, witchy outlaw energy] If I don’t make it back tonight Lay me down where the fireflies write Bury me on a backroad Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know I don’t need a crown on my grave I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight So bury me on a backroad Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago [Verse 1 – slow build, storm gathering] I ran hard through the heartland With a heartbeat louder than sin Chasing storms like a promise Knowing some roads never let you back in I was raised with a spark and a scar And a map made of everything broken Every mile that tried to unmake me Only fueled what refused to stay silent [Pre-Chorus – gritty lift] If the stars go dark I’ll still carve my light From the fires I started Just trying to survive [Chorus – bigger, meaner] If I don’t make it back tonight Lay me down where the fireflies write Bury me on a backroad Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know I don’t need a crown on my grave I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight So bury me on a backroad Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago [Bridge – distorted, ethereal, almost a spell] No stone No letters No halo, no tether Just the echo of a girl Who would not stay small forever (Whispered: let the dirt remember me better) [Verse 2 – fierce, fast, melodic half-rap] I’ve been cut, I’ve been crossed I’ve been prayed for and preyed on I’ve been told I was too much ’Til the day I proved them dead wrong If the reaper comes early Tell him I walk on my own terms Tell my people I loved ’em Every bruise was a lesson I earned Let ’em take all the gold that I wore Let me keep every truth that I learned When the world starts talkin’ Say I never bowed down to the hurt Bury me in a flyover state Where the wild grows louder than the hate [Chorus – final, massive, cinematic] If I don’t make it back tonight Lay me down where the fireflies write Bury me on a backroad Where the wind doesn’t ask and the wildflowers know I don’t need a crown on my grave I don’t want the ones I love carrying the weight So bury me on a backroad Let the dust hold the name I outgrew long ago [Outro – whispered, fading into wind] No name No stone Just the road Calling me home

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