Carrying the Weight

Intro — quiet acoustic guitar] [Verse 1] As I walk these lonely steps I feel the distance in my chest Every boulder by my side Holds a piece of someone’s life The emptiness of everything past Follows like a shadow I can’t outrun I see the future pathways behind me Waiting for whoever comes [Pre-Chorus] Who will walk here next? Who will carry what I’ve left? Who will hear these stones When I am gone? [Chorus] I carry the weight Of every boulder Every year keeps pulling On my shoulders I carry the weight But I won’t let it bury me Every stone along this road Is another part of me [Verse 2] Boulders scattered everywhere As if giants placed them there Falling from a broken sky Just to watch me try to climb Imagine all the things they’ve seen Every loss and every dream Silent through a thousand years Holding every stranger’s tears [Pre-Chorus] Who was standing here before? Who was searching for something more? Who will follow these lonely steps When mine are here no more? [Chorus] I carry the weight Of every boulder Every year keeps pulling On my shoulders I carry the weight But I won’t let it bury me Every stone along this road Is another part of me [Bridge — building] One step One breath One more mile ahead One scar One truth One voice inside my head Saying keep moving Even when your legs give way You were never meant to leave it You were meant to carry the weight [Instrumental Rise] [Final Chorus — full band] I carry the weight Of every boulder But something in my heart Keeps getting stronger I carry the weight Of everything I couldn’t save But I’ll leave a clearer pathway For whoever comes my way I carry the weight I carry the weight These stones have seen a thousand lives And they’ll remember mine [Outro — acoustic guitar] As I walk these lonely steps I wonder who will follow next