[Verse 1]
My heart broke in two
When the badge went still
I keep seeing your name
Across that hard of steel
I think of his wife
And the kids at the door
The same empty chair
The same locked floor
[Pre-Chorus]
I carry that weight
Like it’s mine to hold
I stand in the quiet
And my hands grow cold
[Chorus]
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
I feel what they feel
I can’t make it ease
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
Hard to forgive
Hard to release
[Verse 2]
The city kept moving
But my chest stayed still
At the edge of the morning
I heard that chill
I want to be better
Than anger and rain
But some wounds stay open
And some names stay plain
[Pre-Chorus]
I carry that weight
Like it’s mine to hold
I stand in the quiet
And my hands grow cold
[Chorus]
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
I feel what they feel
I can’t make it ease
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
Hard to forgive
Hard to release
[Bridge]
If sorrow has a doorway
I’m standing at the frame
No words can mend the fracture
No prayer can say his name
Still I hold the family
In the dark I learned
And I pray for mercy
Where my anger burned
[Chorus]
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
I feel what they feel
I can’t make it ease
Martinez, we grieve
Martinez, we grieve
Hard to forgive
Hard to release