Carry What Remains of Me

You stand where the old road breaks With a letter folded in your hand The house behind you keeps its shape But not the life you knew inside You count the names you couldn't save And hold your breath against the ache Carry what remains of me Past the gate, beyond the trees Though the years have split the ground I will find you where you're bound Your mother's cup is on the sill A ring of dust around its rim You touch the place her fingers rested Then turn before the rooms grow dim No oath can mend the severed thread No grave can keep the living dead You bear the weight, you bear the blame You walk away, still wearing my name Carry what remains of me Past the gate, beyond the trees Though the years have split the ground I will find you where you're bound If memory is all we own Then let it speak in your own voice You don't betray the ones you loved By choosing one more day, one choice Carry what remains of me Past the gate, beyond the trees Though the years have split the ground I will find you where you're bound The door stays shut, the road runs on Your hand unclenches in the dawn