Will You Know Me in Heaven

[Verse 1]
I still set a place at the table
Fold your name into my grace
Talk to air like you’re beside me
Chase your shadow through this space
[Pre-Chorus]
If love is all we’re left with
When the body’s gone and done
Tell me what becomes of faces
When we stand inside that sun
[Chorus]
Will you know me in heaven
When the hurting finally ends
Will my laugh
My scars
My stubborn heart
Still sound like your old friend
If I make it to that garden
Where the broken don’t pretend
Will you find me
Will you hold me
Will you know me in heaven
[Verse 2]
I keep every sweater you slept in
Wear them thin on rainy days
Hoping somehow through the fabric
You remember how I stayed
[Pre-Chorus]
If every tear is counted
If every night is seen
Will you recognize the pieces
Of the you inside of me
[Chorus]
Will you know me in heaven
When the hurting finally ends
Will my laugh
My scars
My stubborn heart
Still sound like your old friend
If I make it to that garden
Where the broken don’t pretend
Will you find me
Will you hold me
Will you know me in heaven
[Bridge]
Maybe love’s a kind of anchor (oh)
That the grave can’t pull apart
Maybe every holy whisper
Is you humming in my heart
[Chorus]
Will you know me in heaven
When the hurting finally ends
Will my laugh
My scars
My stubborn heart
Still sound like your old friend
If I make it to that garden
Where the broken don’t pretend
Will you find me
Will you hold me
Call my name and then
I’ll know I’m home in heaven

Soft acoustic ballad with male vocals; close-miked guitar and gentle piano, subtle pads swelling into the chorus. Verses stay intimate and hushed; chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and warm bass. Brushes on snare and a distant organ enter in the bridge for a slow, emotional rise, then everything drops back to voice and guitar on the final line.