...yeah...
this ain’t just for the ones we buried...
this for the ones still walking around
carrying ghosts like they still got a pulse...
this for anybody
that had to keep going
when they didn’t want to...
Leaves from the vine
falling so slow
like tiny fragile shells
drifting on the foam
I carry the cross like my ruck on my back
every step I take, I ain’t letting it slack
boots in the dirt where we laid you down
whole world loud but it don’t make a sound
we stood there frozen, rifles to the sky
twenty-one echoes, couldn’t even cry
flag folded tight but it don’t hold weight
of a name in your chest that you can’t replace
Leaves from the vine
falling so slow
like fragile little pieces
of a life we used to know
the leaves did fall
and everything went still
no one dared to move
no one had the will
yeah I seen your mother wrap her arms around
what was left of you lying in the ground
sky cracked open, like it felt it too
rain hit hard like it knew you
and I’m screaming WHY?!
why you take him, not me?!
we were side by side, same dirt, same scene
same damn uniform, same army green
what’s it mean when you’re just a name on a screen?!
yeah we the best of the best, that’s what they say
but that don’t mean shit at the end of the day
when the boots come home but the soul don’t ride
and you salute a ghost standing right at your side
Leaves from the vine
falling so slow
like tiny fragile shells
drifting on the foam
brave soldier boy
where did you go
you said you’d be back
you said you’d come home
yeah I seen a father lose his only son
seen a war at home that ain’t fought with guns
seen a strong girl break, couldn’t take that weight
smiling for the world but she suffocates
seen love fall apart in a hospital room
heard last words echo way too soon
different kind of war but it feel the same
different kind of loss but it burn the same
yeah we all got names that we don’t say loud
faces in the dark when you’re in a crowd
some got dog tags, some just got scars
some fight overseas, some just fight who they are
Airborne! Ranger!
hold that line, don’t break!
for the ones we lost
for the ones we take!
stand tall, don’t fold
even when it aches
carry every name
in every step you take!
THE LEAVES FROM THE VINE
FALLING SO SLOW!!
LIKE EVERY PIECE OF YOU
I STILL DON’T LET GO!!
BRAVE SOUL, WHERE’D YOU GO?!
WHY’D YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?!
YOU SAID YOU’D COME BACK
YOU SAID YOU’D COME HOME!!
...yeah...
but I see you in the quiet
in the space between the pain
in the breath I didn’t think I’d take again
you ain’t gone
not really
you just finally
don’t have to carry it anymore
Leaves from the vine
falling so slow
you’re finally home
you’re finally home
Joseph_Wolfe
