Buried Alone

[Verse 1] Bare branches scrape the sky Dirt under broken nails I carved a name that looked like mine Then let the letters fail Cold breath on colder stone My shadow leaves me last I talk to roots and rusted chains They answer with the past [Chorus] Buried alone In a world that kept turning Ash in my throat And a heart that stays burning I sink I sink But the silence won’t own me Buried alone And the dark still knows me [Verse 2] Moonlight in standing water A cracked and crooked crown I wear the weight of every choice That pulled me underground No flowers Just forgotten bones A quiet Waiting choir I lay my doubts like wilted wreaths Around a tired fire [Chorus] Buried alone In a world that kept turning Ash in my throat And a heart that stays burning I sink I sink But the silence won’t own me Buried alone And the dark still knows me [Bridge] [Tempo slows Guitars ring out] If someone calls my given name (so low) Will these stones remember sound If I reach up with empty hands Will I drag the whole sky down [Chorus] Buried alone In a world that kept turning Ash in my throat But the embers keep burning I sink I sink Yet a faint voice holds me Buried alone And the dark still knows me