Broken Roots

[Verse]
I called out your name in the dead of night
Hoping you'd chase away my fright
But your shadow stayed on the other side
Absent in the chaos where I had to hide
[Verse 2]
Your voice was thunder that cracked my skies
Your love a puzzle I couldn’t recognize
You were here and gone
A fleeting ghost
In moments I needed you the very most
[Chorus]
Broken roots try to cling to stone
How do I forgive what’s left me alone
I built myself where you used to stand
A fragile tree in an empty land
[Verse 3]
One face would smile
The other would shout
Your tempest raged
A storm without
I carried the weight of every fight
Praying for daylight in endless night
[Bridge]
I painted you colors I wished were true
But the cracks bled through every hue
Still I fight this war between my pain and grace
Chasing a mother behind your face
[Chorus]
Broken roots try to cling to stone
How do I forgive what’s left me alone
I built myself where you used to stand
A fragile tree in an empty land

introspective, melodic, male vocals, emotional