ghost keep talking from the lost & unfound

[Verse 1] Ron sits alone on the back-road hill Half-moon hanging like a half-done will Murmurs in the cattails, cool dirt smell He says, “If you’re here… you can tell” Air gets heavy, chill on his neck Voice like wind sliding through a cracked deck my name is Jamie “I’m twenty,” she says, “or I was, back then Let me walk you through it from start to end” “I stocked shelves on the late-night run Name tag crooked, counting ones He came in smiling, called me ‘miss’ Left a tip in the jar, brushed my wrist” “Week by week, same old store Same cheap coffee, same front door He learned my breaks, my bus, my route Who I texted, what I talked about” “One night, closing, neon off He stayed behind when the crowd thinned off Said his car died, ‘Can I get a ride? It’s just down the road, on the other side’” “I called my mom, said, ‘I’ll be quick’ She said, ‘Be safe, that’s it, that’s it’ I laughed, ‘I’m fine, it’s just a mile’ Didn’t know that was the last time I’d smile” “He drove instead, said, ‘Park’s a shortcut’ Gravel crunch, heart in my throat He locked the doors, his knuckles white Eyes gone empty in the dashboard light” “Hands on my jaw when I tried to scream Belt at my wrists, tore through my jeans I memorized the color of his wedding band Thought if I lived, I’d take the stand” “But I didn’t,” she whispers, “I sank in dirt Under branches, blanket, shirt He scraped my nails so they’d never know Left my phone where the creek runs slow” Ron’s hands tremble, nails in his palm He says her name, tries to stay calm “Is there something I can do for you now?” She says, “Just tell them he broke his vow” [Chorus] These ghosts keep talking, naming ground Telling me stories from the lost and unfound Every detail, every breath, every sound I carry what they say, I won’t put it down They pour their last nights into my hands Trust me to say what no one understands If you listen close when the world gets loud You might hear a name in the empty ground [Verse 2] Next voice cracks like a rusted gate name is Kenny I was just Seventeen, shaking as he speaks of fate “I snuck out quiet, shoes in my hand Window frame creaked as I dropped to the sand” “Backpack light with a hoodie and vape Told my girl I just needed space Met some boys by the high school field They passed a bottle, joked, ‘Don’t squeal’” “Headlights swept as a truck rolled up Strange plates, dark tint, engine rough Guy from town said he knew my bro Offered a lift ‘cause the cops might show” “We piled in back, metal and fumes Muddy tools sliding, gasoline bloom They dropped the others at the end of Main Said, ‘You, kid, help us with a thing, okay?’” “Drove out gravel where the power lines bend He laughed, said, ‘You can trust your friends’ But his friend lit up and his eyes went odd Asked where I stashed what I’d never robbed” “He thought I stole from his cousin’s shed Money and meds that were under the bed He pressed his thumb in the bruise on my throat Said, ‘Tell me the truth or you sink in that boat’” “I swore I didn’t, they didn’t care Rope round my wrists in the chilly air They dragged me down where the river runs black Weighted my ankles with a duffel and jack” “I remember stars til the stars went thin Water in my mouth as I kicked and kicked I counted “one” til I couldn’t get “two” My last clear thought was: Mom, it’s not you” He chokes, “ a little they drown me for nothing I never been around them be for this night I thought I would be found cops told my mom no sign of foul play I'm like ur fuking dumb it was foul all the way but of course they couldn't hear me sorry mam it looks like he just ran away mom said no sir not my Kenny that just absurd sir he would never leave me with out saying a word or something at least leave a note I can feel it in my bones something not right I wish u could tell her she was right I died that night Ron said you know I just might I just don't want her to think I did it or I'm just plain crazy I don't want her in more pain thinking I'm playing a game Kenny said that's all right I said wish you could cause she took her own life two weeks from that night she couldn't go on living without knowing what happen to me on that night but she not here like me so she will never no Ron said I'm sorry bro [Chorus] These ghosts keep talking, naming ground Telling me stories from the lost and unfound Every detail, every breath, every sound I carry what they say, I won’t put it down They pour their last nights into my hands Trust me to say what no one understands If you listen close when the world gets loud You might hear a name in the empty ground