The Things That Die With Us

You said
I hope you're enjoying this beautiful day
Then you said goodbye
I didn't know that meant forever

She said you were gone today
I just stood still, nothing to say
I thought of the last words you left
They echo more than all the rest

You lived a life that made things kind
But the light you gave left me blind

The silence feels like a name I can't say
The world feels smaller without you in it

You took everything you were
Your voice, your laugh, your trust
And I'm left with what you've given me
The things that die with us

The things that die with us

I play your words in my head
Hoping they'll sound the same again
Each time they fade, I feel it more
You're gone a little further than before

Everything I am was built
From the pieces you gave away

I tried to keep you alive in my mind
But memory dies too

You took everything you were
Your voice, your laugh, your trust
And I'll take what's left of you
The things that die with us

The things that die with us

Time bends
The breath shortens
The silence comes for everyone

The ones who grieve
Become the ones remembered
And the things they carried
Fade the same way

The faces I love drift into sleep
The names I kept start losing shape
Every memory I hold so tight
Closes its eyes when I do

And to those who'll carry what's left
I hope you know this truth
The love we give
The pain we knew
These are the things that die with us

You took everything you were
Your voice, your laugh, your trust
And when I go, I'll take it too
The things that die with us

When you say goodbye
Don't cry too much
You'll keep me in what we were
The things that die with us

The things that die with us

You said
I hope you're enjoying this beautiful day
And maybe you are now
And maybe I am too
Somewhere beyond what's left of us