i heard the news from a friend of a friend
that a story you started had met the wrong end
and all i could do was hold my guitar
and grieve in vibrations at the end of my arms
it’s the only form of worship i know
the only way I’ll ever get close to touching your ghost
so i lift up my voice through the smoke and sing
i am broken, where have my friends all gone
words you’ve spoken find their way in my song
hallelujah, god won’t you say something back
need some proof of the dead better off than i am
i wrote a verse and sang it alone
stuttered and cursed as i built it a home
in hopes i’d find words to comfort my friends
i always fail to translate what the amplifier says
i’ll celebrate with every last breath that i’ve got
i’ll sing your praise and scream if my lungs fail me not
i’ll mark your grave with songs of my love for you, friend
i’ll write your name in the air that i’ll breathe ’til the end
i’ll celebrate
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