Death Nesting - Death Don’t End Grief

I thought the dirt would take it all, That the weight would fade once the body fell. But every spade of earth I throw, Just buries me beneath as well. Death don’t end grief, it just changes the work, Now it’s quiet, heavy, and slow to hurt. You dig, you sleep, you start again, And wake to the same old pain. When the funeral’s done and the crowd’s gone home, I’m left with echoes and a headstone. The world moves on and I stay behind, Just starin’ at dirt tryin’ to quiet my mind. Death don’t end grief, it just changes the work, Now it’s quiet, heavy, and slow to hurt. You dig, you sleep, you start again, And wake to the same old pain. Some say time will heal the pain, But time only teaches you change. You learn to walk with what you’ve lost, Countin’ the years, remembering the cost. Death don’t end grief, it just changes the work, Now it’s quiet, heavy, and slow to hurt. You dig, you sleep, you start again, And wake to the same old pain. Death don’t end grief, it just changes the work, Now it’s quiet, heavy, and slow to hurt. You can close the eyes, but you can’t forget, You live with the ache, that’s all you get. You can lay ‘em down, but you can’t lay grief to rest, The heart keeps diggin’ in your chest.