[Verse 1]
I parked by the fence
Where the weeds grew high
Same bent screen door
Same dead house eye
Dust on the porch steps
Rust on the latch
I came back alone
To pull it all back
[Pre-Chorus]
My name in the hall
Like a mouth in the dark
Dad left in one breath
And it tore us apart
I kept every warning
Like matches in rain
Tonight I walk in
And I call it by name
[Chorus]
Bring him back
Bring him back
I know you took him from this room
Bring him back
Bring him back
I came to drag the truth from you
[Verse 2]
Up in the attic
There’s a hole in the wall
Scratch marks in the beams
And a shadow too tall
Old family photos
Split clean in two
His face is gone
But the stain got through
I heard the floor sigh
Then the cold got near
Like something was waiting
For twenty years
[Pre-Chorus]
My hands were shaking
But I would not run
You fed on our silence
You fed on my son
I don’t have a prayer
I don’t have a gun
Just a house full of memories
And the nerve to come
[Chorus]
Bring him back
Bring him back
I know you took him from this room
Bring him back
Bring him back
I came to drag the truth from you
[Bridge]
At the end of the hall
A shape started to move
Not skin, not bone
Just a hunger in the room
It wore my father’s coat
It wore my own fear
Then it spoke in his voice
“Boy, you should’ve stayed clear”
[Final Chorus]
Bring him back
Bring him back
Say where you hid him in the dark
Bring him back
Bring him back
I’m not leaving here apart
Bring him back
Bring him back
If I have to break this house in two
Bring him back
Bring him back
I came to drag the truth from you
[Outro]
The floorboards cracked
The window cried
And something old
Finally died