Lyrics

[INTRO]
In the shadow of a silent man
A legacy was made, a story unplanned
Of trials and of strife
Echoes of a life

[VERSE 1]
Let me tell you 'bout a man wore silence like a coat,
Could plow a field or string a line from valley up to throat.
Read that Bible cover-to-cover, never missed a day in church,
But if you knew what I know now—you'd know he did more work.

[CHORUS]
He walked in shadows, carried the weight
Of secrets and of pain, a silent fate
His heart was heavy, his soul was strong
But the truth was hidden, all along

[VERSE 2]
He fought in Italy, laid cable in the dust,
Watched mountains move and tanks go still, in nothin' left to trust.
Came home to a baby boy who cried when he came near,
So he learned to carry pain in quiet—like a mule that don't show fear.

[CHORUS]
He walked in shadows, carried the weight
Of secrets and of pain, a silent fate
His heart was heavy, his soul was strong
But the truth was hidden, all along

[VERSE 3]
My Granddaddy hunted witches, but not the kind you think—
No cauldrons, no black hats, no fire, smoke, or stink.
They smiled just like your neighbor, with pie upon the sill—
But their hands would buy the poison, and they knew just who to kill.

[CHORUS]
He walked in shadows, carried the weight
Of secrets and of pain, a silent fate
His heart was heavy, his soul was strong
But the truth was hidden, all along

[BRIDGE]
He'd say, "Wrong don't always shout, son—it slides in from the side.
It don't knock, it don't sneak, it just sits and waits inside.
And when the dog stops barkin', and the air feels cold and near—
You ain't alone no more, boy. The Thing is very clear."

[HOOK]
I once saw him stare into the night
A look of sorrow, a glimmer of light
In his eyes, a thousand untold stories
A legacy of silence, and hidden glories

[OUTRO]
Now his story's told, in fragments and in pain
A testament to the weight he bore in silence and