Lyrics

Verse 1:

I see the room from above, like I ain't there no more,
White sheets, still body, pills on the floor.
Mama’s scream echo deep, like it’s carved in the walls,
She drops to her knees, beggin’ God through the calls.
My brother don’t cry, he just stares at the light,
Blamin’ himself for not seeing the signs.
My sister’s too young, but she knows that it’s wrong,
She asks why her hero ain't singing no song.


Hook:

Tell my sister I’m sorry I’m gone,
Tell my mother she did nothing wrong,
Tell my father I needed some rest,
Tell my brother I gave it my best.
Tell my dog I won’t walk him today,
Tell him I wish I had chosen to stay.
Tell my shadow I tried to be brave,
Tell the silence to echo my name.


Verse 2:

Now I float through the years like a shadow in time,
My siblings get older, but carry the crime.
My picture still framed, in the hall full of dust,
They still talk to me soft, like I’m more than just rust.
I hear “Why’d you leave?” in her small little voice,
“You were my sunshine, you were my choice.”
My dad drinks in silence, don’t show what he feels,
But I see in his eyes, he ain’t ever gon’ heal.


Bridge (flüsternd, verletzlich):

Maybe I thought I'd find peace in the dark...
But all I see now is the love that I lost.
The hugs I won't feel, the dreams I won't chase,
The birthdays, the mornings, the look on their face.


Hook (intensive)

Tell my sister I’m sorry I’m gone,
Tell my mother she did nothing wrong,
Tell my father I needed some rest,
Tell my brother I gave it my best.
Tell my dog I won’t walk him today,
Tell him I wish I had chosen to stay.
Tell my shadow I tried to be brave,
Tell the silence to echo my name.

Outro:

If I could breathe again, I’d call your name,
One last time before I fade.
If I could cry, I’d flood this sky,
With every tear I never let slide.
I see you breaking, I see you fall,
Wishing I had never left at all.
But now I’m smoke, I’m just the wind,
A voice you hear but can't let in.