Loved Last

The song kicks off with heavy, melodic minor-key guitar riffs—warm humbucker tones, thick low-mids, tube amp grit—supported by punchy, driving bass and drums, Verses are moody and tight, opening into wide, catchy choruses with layered grunge harmonies, Subtle atmospheric textures add depth without gloss, while a mid-tempo energetic pulse is pushed by occasional pop-punk tempo bursts, Vocals—restrained, emotional, and richly harmonized—mix rawness with melody, creating strong verse/chorus contrasts and infectious, grounded hooks

[Chorus]
It circles back like storm clouds passin’
Same old question, never answered
If I give it all and then fade to black…
What do you do when you’re loved last?
Watch the friends just pass me by
Breakroom laughs heard down the hall
Whispers and glances like I’m not there at all
Even the dog runs past my hand
Cat won’t stay, don’t understand
Breakroom laughs heard down the hall
Whispers and glances like I’m not there at all
Even the dog runs past my hand
Cat won’t stay, don’t understand
I give them everything I can
Still never be my biggest fan

[Chorus]
It cracks and breaks like shattered glass
Every piece of mirror reflects that past
If I’m always giving more that's fine
But why am I the one whose always last in line?

[Break]

[Verse]
Maybe I’m just built this way
Background noise that people play
Easy to lean on when they fall
Just easy to forget at all
I’ve carried the weight so long it fits
Like I was born to carry it
Here I stand in my place
My heart carves a little more away

[Bridge]
I’ve been the shoulder, I’ve been the fix
I’ve been the one they lean on quick
I’ve been the voice that calms the room
The one that amps them up too
I’ve been the answer, never asked
The one that gives and always lasts
I don’t know how to change the past
Or how to not be loved last

[Break]

[Final Chorus]
So what do you do when you’re loved last?
So what do you do when you’re loved last?
When every “forever” never seems to last
When you give your heart till there’s nothing left
And still get chosen second best
Do you walk away or let it pass?
Do you learn to need a little less?
Or keep on giving like it won’t come back…
What do you do when you’re loved last?

[End song]

1976/7500

[Verse] I’m the one who shows up first When the silence starts to hurt I patch the cracks, I take the weight Hold the line even after it’s too late I know the birthdays, I know the calls I pick up pieces when they fall But when the room decides who stays I’m the one they never name [Chorus] It circles back like storm clouds passin’ Same old question, never answered If I give it all and then fade to black… What do you do when you’re loved last? Watch the friends just pass me by Breakroom laughs heard down the hall Whispers and glances like I’m not there at all Even the dog runs past my hand Cat won’t stay, don’t understand Breakroom laughs heard down the hall Whispers and glances like I’m not there at all Even the dog runs past my hand Cat won’t stay, don’t understand I give them everything I can Still never be my biggest fan [Chorus] It cracks and breaks like shattered glass Every piece of mirror reflects that past If I’m always giving more that's fine But why am I the one whose always last in line? [Break] [Verse] Maybe I’m just built this way Background noise that people play Easy to lean on when they fall Just easy to forget at all I’ve carried the weight so long it fits Like I was born to carry it Here I stand in my place My heart carves a little more away [Bridge] I’ve been the shoulder, I’ve been the fix I’ve been the one they lean on quick I’ve been the voice that calms the room The one that amps them up too I’ve been the answer, never asked The one that gives and always lasts I don’t know how to change the past Or how to not be loved last [Break] [Final Chorus] So what do you do when you’re loved last? So what do you do when you’re loved last? When every “forever” never seems to last When you give your heart till there’s nothing left And still get chosen second best Do you walk away or let it pass? Do you learn to need a little less? Or keep on giving like it won’t come back… What do you do when you’re loved last? [End song]

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