Letter I never sent by PsychedelicPattern977 - Zona

Letter I never sent by PsychedelicPattern977 - Zona

Lyrics

[Intro – soft acoustic / distant battlefield ambience]

The silence is louder than the guns now…

But it never really stops…

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[Verse 1]

Boots in the dirt, sky burning red

Counting the names of the living and dead

You laughed through the smoke, said we’d be fine

Swore we’d both make it out alive

Dog tags clashing against your chest

You always walked two steps ahead

Said when this ends we’d raise a glass

Never thought you’d be the past

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[Pre-Chorus – emotional tension]

The night we ran through falling fire

I heard you call but the shots climbed higher

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[Chorus – emotional / haunting hook]

I carried you through the dust and rain

But I couldn’t carry away the pain

You faded out in my shaking hands

Now I’m living life we never planned

I came home but I left my soul

Somewhere lost in that war zone

They say I’m safe but they don’t know

I’m still fighting ghosts alone

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[Verse 2 – heavier / trauma focus]

Fireworks sound like sirens scream

Every night drags me back to that scene

Crowded rooms feel like empty space

I see the battlefield in every face

Your mother asks if you felt fear

I lie and say you disappeared

I keep your picture by my bed

Still talking to you like you’re not dead

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[Pre-Chorus – rising breakdown]

They thank me for the war I survived

But don’t see the part of me that died

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[Chorus – stronger / emotional layering]

I carried you through the dust and rain

But I couldn’t carry away the pain

You faded out in my shaking hands

Now I’m living life we never planned

I came home but I left my soul

Somewhere lost in that war zone

They say I’m safe but they don’t know

I’m still fighting ghosts alone

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[Bridge – stripped back / vulnerable confession]

I hear your voice when I close my eyes

Asking me why I’m still alive

I replay every second slow

Wondering if I should’ve let you go

I tried to scream but no one hears

I drown in medals, drown in cheers

They see a hero standing tall

They don’t see me at all

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[Final Chorus – emotional peak]

I carried you through the dust and rain

Now your memory runs through my veins

I’m walking roads we used to dream

But nothing’s ever what it seems

I came home but I’m still at war

Hearing echoes through every door

They say time heals but I still know

I’m still fighting ghosts alone

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[Outro – soft / heartbreaking fade]

Your dog tags hang beside my bed…

I read the letters I never sent…

I made it home…

But you never did…