[Intro – Soft ambient guitar and static hum] “You said we don’t need halos to be remembered. Just truth.” [Verse 1] I still see your boots at the edge of the rain A shadow in the silence that never says your name Your jacket’s in the closet, your coffee cup’s still there But the voice that shook the heavens just hangs in open air [Chorus] For the blood we keep, not the blood we spill For the vows we swore when the world stood still For the ghost that walks just behind my back I sing for the brother they can't bring back [Verse 2] You never asked for sainthood, you never begged for light You just carried all our demons into the endless night You said: “I don’t need saving, just something to believe” So I built a church from pain and stitched your name into my sleeve [Chorus – Repeat] For the blood we keep, not the blood we spill For the vows we swore when the world stood still For the ghost that walks just behind my back I sing for the brother they can't bring back [Bridge – Spoken, minimal music or reverb guitar] Ryan — your fire didn’t die, it just burned into me So now I walk these streets with your eyes, your fury, your peace You didn’t fall, brother — you rose. You rose in me. [Final Chorus – Emotional lift, strings swell] For the blood we keep, not the blood we spill For the hurt we carry but climb that hill For the light you gave when the sky went slack I sing for the brother they can't bring back [Outro – Fade out on guitar and wind sound] (For the blood we keep… we keep…)
