We Buried Him Without a Word

We stood in a line, Boots sunk in the ground No preacher, no choir… Just that hollow sound

A name on the timber, Still fresh in the grain And the kind of silence… That don’t need a name

Ain’t no use in talkin’, Ain’t no use in why Some things get buried… And stay that way inside

We buried him without a word… Like men who understood No tears, no breakin’… Just standin’ where we stood

The dirt hit heavy, But we didn’t make a sound ‘Cause some kind of pain… Don’t get spoken out loud

He rode right beside me, Through fire and through rain Knew every damn secret… Every scar, every stain

If loyalty’s measured, In blood or in time Then that man beside me… Was more than just mine

But the world don’t bargain, And fate don’t explain It just takes what it wants… And leaves you the weight

We buried him without a word… No need to pretend Ain’t nothin’ to say… When you’re buryin’ a friend

No prayers, no savin’, No peace to be found Just a hole in the world… Where he used to stand proud

I thought I’d say somethin’… At least his name But the second I tried… It all felt the same

Words don’t carry, What this kind of loss is worth So I kept my mouth shut… And gave him the dirt

…that’s enough.

We buried him without a word… Like he would’ve done No weakness, no fallin’… No breakin’, no run

Just men standin’ still, With their heads bowed down And a lifetime of memories… Under that ground

We didn’t say goodbye…

Didn’t have to.

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