Don’t Forget Me, Brother

Used to share a room and a busted game

Hand‑me‑down shoes, but we ran the same

You were skipping class, I was faking faith

Mama said “be strong,” so we wore that face

You were sixteen, staring through the screen

Saying “One day out there, I’ll be seen”

Now I’m out here, crowd up in my sight

But your side of the stage stay quiet every night

Don’t forget me, brother

If I go too far

If my name’s in rooms

You can’t even start

If I drown in praise

And the noise gets loud

Don’t forget me, brother

When the lights die down

Phone full of texts I ain’t answered yet

You sent one line: “Bro, you’ll never forget?”

I left it on read, left home on a plane

Came back to a frame and a suit and your name

They say time heals, it just moves the pain

From the front of my chest to the back of my brain

Every song I write, every line I claim

Got your laugh in the cracks, got your ghost in the grain

Don’t forget me, brother

If I go too far

If my name’s in rooms

You can’t even start

If I drown in praise

And the noise gets loud

Don’t forget me, brother

When the lights die down

I keep your old hoodie by the backdoor hook

Your notes in a box, your name in my hook (oh)

If I ever make peace with the roads we chose

I’ll save you a seat in the front row

Don’t forget me, brother

If I go too far

If my name’s in rooms

You can’t even start

If I drown in praise

And the noise gets loud

Don’t forget me, brother

When the lights die down (when the lights die)

Don’t forget me, brother

I’m still home somehow