Little Graves

[Intro: No vocals, drums and piano only] [Verse 1] They walk in lines through the pines Dragging names behind their heels Cardboard crosses, painted signs Say what no one wants to feel Tiny hands with dirt-stained nails Digging shallow, quiet graves They don’t cry, they don’t run They just bury what they love [Pre-Chorus] No one told them this was wrong No one said don’t come here alone They just follow what they’ve seen Like it’s something always known [Chorus] Little graves in a crooked line Where goodbye don’t mean goodbye Where the dirt won’t let things rest And the silence knows you best They don’t question, they don’t pray They just lay them down and walk away Little graves… side by side… Like something’s teaching them how to say goodbye [Verse 2] Rusted wheels and broken glass Stuffed inside the hollow ground Every step feels like a past Trying hard not to be found There’s a trail they never cross But they all know where it leads Something deeper in the woods Something watching through the trees [Pre-Chorus] You said kids just make believe But they never look surprised Like they’ve seen this all before Like they know what’s on the other side [Chorus] Little graves in a crooked line Where goodbye don’t mean goodbye Where the dirt won’t let things rest And the silence knows you best They don’t question, they don’t pray They just lay them down and walk away Little graves… side by side… Like something’s teaching them how to say goodbye [Bridge] Don’t ask why they come here Don’t ask what they’ve seen There’s a reason they don’t talk about What waits beyond the trees Every mark, every name Feels a little too precise Like this isn’t just a game… Like something gave advice… [Final Chorus] Little graves in a crooked line Where the ground don’t draw the line Where the roots hold everything And the silence starts to sing They don’t question, they don’t pray They just lay them down and walk away Little graves… side by side… Like something’s teaching them how to say goodbye [Outro] Little graves… Don’t ask why…