Track 14 What It Cost

SOMETHING CAME HOME Industrial Rock | Electronic | Experimental Something Came Home is an experimental solo project by Colorado based artist, LuckyDogCult, that combines original lyrics and composition with Generative AI, mastered in Pro Tools. Rooted in the raw, mechanical sound of 1990s industrial music, the project blends distorted synthesizers, pounding drum machines, abrasive guitars, and haunting melodies with deeply personal storytelling. The debut concept album, Tolerate, explores the journey of someone battling the throes of addiction, self-deception, damaged relationships, lost time, and the uncomfortable truth that knowing better doesn't always mean doing better. Across sixteen tracks, the album examines the excuses we make, the damage we normalize, and the consequences of choosing familiarity over change. There are no easy villains, clean redemption arcs, or triumphant endings, just the machinery of being human, and the silence when it finally stops. Something Came Home. Something Never Left. ***** “Thank you for spending time with this album. If it hit close to home, I hope you’ll talk to someone. You are not alone. Be kind to yourself." ~XoXo~ LDC https://www.luckydogcult.com ***** CONTENT WARNING: Something Came Home's music explores dark themes that can be triggering to the listener, including addiction, substance abuse, suicide, and depression. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, substance abuse, or depression, you are not alone and help is available. US: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or visit https://988lifeline.org/ US: SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7 substance use support) https://www.samhsa.gov/ Outside the US: https://findahelpline.com lists free support by country Lyrics: [Verse 1] It cost me time in ways that didn't feel immediate It cost me days that disappeared without a mark It cost me rooms I never walked into when it mattered It cost me being there instead of being gone It cost me trust that eroded without an argument It cost me sleep I learned to live without It cost me showing up the way I said I would It cost me keeping anything untouched [Pre-Chorus] I learned to treat the damage like a long-term balance I learned to spread it thin enough to breathe I told myself the loss was manageable As long as no one asked me what it meant [Chorus] This is what it cost Not what I lost This is what it cost Just to keep it quiet [Verse 2] It cost me saying "soon" until it meant nothing It cost me promises that learned to wait It cost me choosing distance over honesty It cost me calling absence something else I didn't call it failure, didn't call it breaking I called it getting through another year I told myself the bill would come out even If I never added up the numbers here [Chorus] This is what it cost Piece by piece This is what it cost To stay on my feet [Bridge] It wasn't stolen It wasn't sudden It wasn't something I didn't see It wasn't collateral It was assessed And approved by me [Final Chorus] This is what it cost [Outro] Nothing was taken I paid for all of it