Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Roll call
They say his name
The room goes still
One empty seat
One folded note on the windowsill
He used to joke
Trip on his boots
Light up the hall
Now it's just echoes
And a dog that waits by the wall
[Chorus]
He's gone
Just a memory now
Hot tears roll
I don't know how
To stand here straight when I think of you
Flag draped tight in red
White
Blue
Guarding the gates for the chosen few
My brother
My blood
One of the twenty-two
[Verse 2]
Kitchen light
Coffee gone cold in his favorite cup
Photo on the fridge
Shows that crooked grin
All beat up
He came back different
Smiled with his mouth
Not with his eyes
Said he was "fine"
Then drowned alone in a bed of lies
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Damn
I wish I'd stayed on that call
Heard the break in your voice
The fall
Now I talk to a stone in the morning rain
"Rest easy
Man
I'll carry your name"
[Chorus]
Style
slow minor-key country ballad with male vocals; intimate fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft organ padbrushed snare and low upright bass. verses stay close and conversationalalmost spoken; chorus opens with held notessteel guitar swellsand stacked harmonies on the title line. subtle military snare rolls and distant bugle-style lead guitar in the bridge to underline the theme without overpowering the vocal.
Prompt
Roll call his name called out he doesn't answer he's gone just a memory now the hot tears roll flag draped casket guarding the gates of heaven now one of the 22 he couldn't take the pain damn,
Male
Credits
Prompt by
RetroGod735
RetroGod735GeneratedDec 31, 2025
ModelAria v5
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