When the Ground Took My Name

They carved it in with shaking hands, A wooden cross, no wedding bands They laid me down with stones and lies, But I could still hear her goodbyes

The soil was cold, but not as cold As all the truths I never told They said I’d sleep, they said I’d rest — But sorrow’s sharp inside the chest

When the ground took my name, It didn’t take my vow She still sings where I can’t sleep — And I aim to find out how No preacher’s words can hold me in, No coffin lock can bind When love still burns beneath the clay — You come back misaligned

The worms refused my tongue and teeth, I kept the dreams buried beneath And in the dark, I made a plan — To rise again, half ghost, half man

When the ground took my name, It didn’t take my sin It held my bones but not my fire — That spark still burned within She kissed my grave and turned away, But hearts don’t close that neat So now I ride with dirt still clingin’ To the boots upon my feet

You don’t rest where you were buried — You rest where you were known

When the ground took my name, It never asked me why And now I walk where silence grows — Too stubborn still to die

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