Where the Ground Remembersv6

[Intro — distant wind, slow piano, whispered vocals] Some things should stay beneath the earth. Some doors should stay closed. [Verse 1 — restrained clean vocals] The road keeps humming through the pines, A restless pulse beneath the night. We carved our names into the bark And called this place a second start. Then grief came knocking at the door, And I was not myself anymore. I heard the woods speak through the rain: “Bring back what you can’t replace.” [Pre-Chorus — rising tension, extreme vocals] DON’T CROSS THE LINE! DON’T TURN THE STONE! THE DEAD COME BACK— BUT NOT AS HOME! [Chorus — haunting clean vocals, heavy guitars] The ground remembers what we bury, The roots hold every word we said. I reached for you through dirt and silence— I brought back something wearing your face instead. The road keeps calling through the trees. The house won’t let me grieve in peace. I thought that love could conquer death— But love can open doors that should stay shut. [Breakdown — abrupt, stop-start riffs] [Extreme vocals] LET IT REST! [Silence] LET IT LIE! [Impact] WHAT YOU BRING BACK ISN’T ALIVE! [Verse 2 — dark clean vocals, pulsing drums] A small shape waits beyond the porch, A familiar voice without its warmth. The floorboards know the weight of fear; I hear your footsteps drawing near. I tell myself that this is love, That I can mend what death has done. But every promise turns to ash When something answers from the black. [Pre-Chorus — extreme vocals, building] DON’T CROSS THE LINE! DON’T CALL IT HOME! THE DEAD COME BACK— BUT COME ALONE! [Chorus — fuller, layered vocals] The ground remembers what we bury, The roots hold every word we said. I reached for you through dirt and silence— I brought back something wearing your face instead. The road keeps calling through the trees. The house won’t let me grieve in peace. I thought that love could conquer death— But love can open doors that should stay shut. [Bridge — piano and bowed strings, intimate vocals] If I could take it back, I would. If I could leave you where you lay, I’d let the earth keep what it took And learn to live with the pain. But the path is open. The night is listening. And something’s coming home. [Final Breakdown — crushing, choppy riffs] [Extreme vocals] NO MORE NAMES! NO MORE LIES! [Silence] KEEP THE DEAD BENEATH THE RISE! [Final Chorus — full band, desperate clean vocals] The ground remembers what we bury, The roots hold every word we said. I reached for you through dirt and silence— Now I hear your footsteps overhead. The road keeps calling through the trees. The house won’t let me grieve in peace. I thought that love could conquer death— But some doors should stay shut. [Outro — wind fades, a quiet knock at the door] [Whispered vocals] Some things should stay beneath the earth.