He never talked, just laced his boots
Kept the blade where we kept our truth
Mama prayed, I just watched that roof
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
I saw blood on the zip, he said don't ask
Learned young stay quiet, hide the mask
Cash on the fridge, notes cold and torn
I heard sirens, he heard the storm
Kitchen lights flicker, his phone on mute
Ghost in his eyes, new stain on his suit
He said trust me, don't open that bag
I said nothing, just breathed, heart lag
Mama's hands shaking, soup on the stove
Winter wind howling through holes in the cove
I slept in fear that he'd sleep in bars
Counted the cracks, named them scars
He never talked, just laced his boots
Kept the blade where we kept our truth
Mama prayed, I just watched that roof
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
He never talked, just laced his boots
Kept the blade where we kept our truth
Mama prayed, I just watched that roof
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
(He never talked, just laced his boots)
(Kept the blade where we kept our truth
(Mama prayed, I just watched that roof)
(Bro went out, left me frost and)
Cops came round, but he didn't blink
Stared at the wall, made the room shrink
I lost myself in the cold he spread
Carried his pain like a book I read
Once found his shirt, cut and red
Washed it alone, saw what he bled
He left his shoes by the backdoor ice
I grew up silent, learned that price
Now the street's in me, I walk his line
Heart half dead, eyes read the sign
Mama still prays, house never warm
Bro never spoke just became the storm
He never talked, just laced his boots
Kept the blade where we kept our truth
Mama prayed, I just watched that roof
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
He never talked, just laced his boots
Kept the blade where we kept our truth
Mama prayed, I just watched that roof
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
Bro went out, left me frost and soot
(Bro went out, left me frost and)