When I close my eyes
I can see you die
I see you take the last fatal blow
In the pain you're paralyzed
And there you lie
Your blood spattered on the ground
You take your final breath without a sound
When I close my eyes
I can feel remorse crash over me like a tidal wave
Because it took every ounce of my strength to be brave
To believe you would survive
You always did, every single time
You'd fight back
You promised me that
When I close my eyes
I can hear you calling my name
I swear I hear you say
"I'll be alright, love, I'll be okay"
Why didn't you stay?
I'm broken beyond repair
And you're the only one that cared
When I close my eyes
I can smell the flowers laid on your grave
There's the epitaph, written under your name
"A son, a father, and a friend
Gone but never forgotten"
You were my hold on reality
Without you, I've got nothing
When I close my eyes
I can taste the salty tears that fall like rain
The only way I can express my pain
You're still here
You've got to be
You promised me you'd stay alive
You promised me.