Parting Words

In your old town, you did just what you had to keep distance
But they grabbed you with novocaine
You said you're "sober now"
Yet you were followed by the demons of a past life you believed in
That you just could not live down
I still look up to you, though you're buried in the ground
You're buried there now
Took passion over paycheque re-write your families pages
Survive your vices tail end, for a life that you can't shake
I took the day off for your funeral, but I left "
On read" your message
The guilt tears me apart from my heart that I couldn't call a medic
I can't believe that you're gone
I wish you knew just how we loved you, I vie to see you one last time
You hid away with the pain
Carry the weight of everything you've come to hate
As falling apart is so conducive with this place
I thought at the wake at how your death is such a shame
I whispered your name and watched them carry you away
I look back to last February
When you made it out of the state to your sanctuary
Smiling with your eyes, I thought that you would be alright
And we live for you each day, knowing that you'd do the same
If kindness had a name, you'd take its place
We all tried our whole life to keep you safe
My brother, I love you
I won't forget your face
I wish I took your place
Let the blood out from my veins
And fill yours till I'm drained
You carried all the weight, every day
How's the view from up above?
It's true, I wish you knew just how much we loved you