Through Smoke and Silence

Verse 1:
Smoke rises to the sky like memories fading,
Grey and heavy, like the words left unsaid.
The earth beneath trembles with distant explosions,
And in my heart — silence, thick as lead.

Concussion paints shadows inside my mind,
Blurring the real with a faraway dream.
And only a name that once felt so familiar
Echoes within me, a quiet burning gleam.

Chorus:
Through smoke and silence I search for the light,
Though pain keeps burning, I’m holding on tight.
For those who won’t ever return from the fight
Live on in each heartbeat, each breath, every night.

Verse 2:
Night falls gently like a darkened shroud,
Rain hides the footprints left on the ground.
We grew up too quickly, weathered and proud —
Yesterday young, today battle-bound.

Brothers-in-arms now scattered by fate,
Some in the trenches, some in the skies.
And every strike in the distance so late
Echoes with sorrow in the depth of our lives.

Chorus:
Through smoke and silence I search for the light,
Though pain keeps burning, I’m holding on tight.
For those who won’t ever return from the fight
Live on in each heartbeat, each breath, every night.

Bridge:
And even when everything fades into night,
And strength is slipping in the long, bitter war —
Hope takes my hand, whispering soft and light:
“You made it this far, hold on just a little more.”

Final:
Through losses, explosions, and roads drowned in haze
I’m learning to stand, though my heart is torn.
For those who return will still find their own ways,
To a tomorrow… alive, and reborn.

Metal, male