Alone

It's taken 12 long years to write about this Held back by this weight on my chest It's taken 12 long years to sing about you Too scared, too consumed And that day you must have known 3 kids left without a home Half a lifetime, left behind Wasted away, we watched you die We watched you die Emptiness that can't be quantified Your life taken in the blink of an eye Left alone to wander through this life Never again will I have you by my side But all the lessons you've taught me won't leave my mind But every time I replay it you just die This sickness doesn't discriminate Body and mind gone without a trace I couldn't recognize your face I'll take these memories to my grave This sickness doesn't discriminate Body and mind gone without a trace I couldn't recognize your face I'll take these memories to my grave To my grave Nothing left of that man that I used to know But still I can't let go I won't let my heart turn into stone As I face this world alone I wander alone without a choice But I would give anything to hear your voice And that day you must have known 3 kids left without a home Half a lifetime, left behind Wasted away, we watched you die