[Verse 1] Dirt road Moon like a busted lantern Your name Carved in my thumb like habit One key Hangs from the rear-view swinging Thin chain Cutting the dark between us [Chorus] I got heartbreak lockets in my pocket Tiny graves I carry 'round Every promise, every whisper Pressed in there, can’t make a sound Out here on this frontier lonely Wind keeps callin' what I lost Heartbreak lockets in my pocket Each one stamped with what you cost [Verse 2] Cold bed Half of the quilt still waiting Tin roof Counting the storms you started Your note Folded and frayed from fingers Three words Burned but they never answered [Chorus] I got heartbreak lockets in my pocket Tiny graves I carry 'round Every promise, every whisper Pressed in there, can’t make a sound Out here on this frontier lonely Wind keeps callin' what I lost Heartbreak lockets in my pocket Each one stamped with what you cost [Bridge] If I tear these chains and throw 'em To the coyotes and the dust (oh, the dust) Will you finally turn and leave me Or haunt the empty like you must [Chorus] I got heartbreak lockets in my pocket Names I never speak out loud Every memory like a bullet All lined up and silver proud Out here on this frontier lonely Just your ghost and all this land Heartbreak lockets in my pocket And your ring mark on my hand [Intro] Echoes of the past, slipping through my hands Heartbeat fading, lost where I stand [Verse 1] Got heart break lockets in my pocket, memories tightly spun Holding onto echoes of the love that’s come undone They were the only ones I trusted, now they're just dust Fading into shadows, fading into rust [Pre-Chorus] I reach for what was real, but it slips away Silent tears falling, nightly by the day [Chorus] Now you're gone and it's just dust, just empty air Crumbled in my hands, nowhere to compare Heart break lockets, memories unjust Lost in the silence, lost in the dust [Bridge] Where did we go wrong? Was it just fate? Walking through the ashes, hoping it's not too late Holding onto relics, stories of us But all that’s left is just dust [Outro] Heart break lockets in my pocket, love’s refrain Fading like the night, dissolving in the rain Now you're gone and it's just dust, just dust

country, Dark, cinematic country: baritone male vocals with a cracked edge, slow brushed-kit groove, tremolo baritone guitar and mournful pedal steel. Verses stay hushed and close-mic’d; chorus swells with low harmonies and a distant church organ pad. Subtle tape saturation and roomy reverb give a windswept, frontier-at-midnight feel.

Heartbreak Lockets