Play It Again

(Inspired by “Play It Again”)Topic: Returning to a song that carried a soldier through deploymentTone: Nostalgic, upbeat, emotional
Verse 1
Every night in that dusty tentI put headphones on and let your song hit.The beat drowned out the mortar shells,Your voice drowned out the fear I felt.Sweat dripped, boots shook on the floor,But that melody carried me through the war.Every time it played, I saw your faceLike a lighthouse in a hell-torn place.
Verse 2
Now I’m home and the world’s too loud—Traffic, crowds, a restless town.But when you plug your phone into my dashAnd that old song starts with its familiar crash,My chest loosens, my hands unclench,Feels like washing off the dirt of the trench.You smile and sing off-key as hell,And damn, I’ve never loved anything so well.
Pre-Chorus
Funny how a simple tuneCan take a soldier back to you.
Chorus
Play it again, baby—That song that saved me.The one that kept my heart intactWhen I thought I’d never make it back.Turn it up ‘til the speakers shake—Let the past fade out like a dream I wake.Play it again… yeah baby, play it again.
Bridge
Some songs heal more than time—Yours rewrote the battle lines.

* Influence: Feel-good modern country (original)