The Mourning After

Verse 1 Woke up to a headache and your face in my mind, That video call still burns like cheap red wine. I torched your old photos in a rusted tin can, But your laugh keeps echoin’ through this broken man. Pre-Chorus I’m half-dead, but I’m fightin’ to breathe, Tradin’ tears for the strength to believe. Chorus The mournin’ after’s a cold, lonesome fight, Scrapin’ up my heart in the pale morning light. I’m chasin’ new shadows where your ghost don’t roam, Findin’ my way, but I ain’t yet home. Verse 2 New bar down the highway, new smoke in the air, A girl’s crooked smile says she don’t know my care. I’m shakin’ off the weight of your cheatin’ disguise, But your voice still cuts through the neon-lit skies. Pre-Chorus I’m not healed, but I’m startin’ to mend, Carvin’ out a road where your lies gotta end. Chorus The mournin’ after’s a cold, lonesome fight, Scrapin’ up my heart in the pale morning light. I’m chasin’ new shadows where your ghost don’t roam, Findin’ my way, but I ain’t yet home. Bridge Every mile I drive, I bury you deeper in the dust, Every shot I take, I’m weldin’ back my trust. Your love was a blade that cut me to the core, But I’m stitchin’ up my soul, I don’t need you no more. Chorus The mournin’ after’s a cold, lonesome fight, Scrapin’ up my heart in the pale morning light. I’m chasin’ new shadows where your ghost don’t roam, Findin’ my way, but I ain’t yet home. Outro New dives, new dawns, new battles to win, The mournin’ after’s where I’m learnin’ to begin. *(Slow picking: E|-3---3---|)* Mournin’ after you… I’m startin’ again.