Rest Well Silas (Remix)

(Sustained synth pad fades in)

(Minimal kick drum pulse)

The thirteenth of July, a date etched in stone

I’m standing in this garden, facing life alone

The sun was shining bright, but the sky turned to grey

When they told me that my Silas had been taken away

I look at your pictures, your smile in the light

Trying to find the meaning, trying to hold on tight

The silence in the hallway is louder than a roar

I’m waiting for your footsteps, waiting at the door

Oh Silas, my boy, you were my heart and my soul

In this broken existence, you made me feel whole

Thirteenth of July, the day that you fell

Caught in this sorrow, in this personal hell

But I’ll carry your memory, like a flame in the dark

Forever you’re shining, my beautiful spark

I keep all your treasures, the things that you kept

I visit your room where the memories have slept

The world keeps on turning, it doesn’t even slow

But time has stood still since the moment you had to go

I speak to the heavens, I whisper your name

But the wind doesn’t answer, it feels just the same

They say it gets easier, that grief has a way

But I’m still just aching, for one more day

Oh Silas, my boy, you were my heart and my soul

In this broken existence, you made me feel whole

Thirteenth of July, the day that you fell

Caught in this sorrow, in this personal hell

But I’ll carry your memory, like a flame in the dark

Forever you’re shining, my beautiful spark

I know you’re in peace now, away from the pain

But I’m left here missing the sun and the rain

I hope that you’re flying, wherever you are

You’re my guiding light, you’re my northern star

So I’ll walk on this journey, I’ll take it in stride

With the ghost of your laughter right there by my side

It’s not a goodbye, just a long rest for now

I’ll honor your life, I am making a vow

To live for the future, to be brave and be strong

For the boy that I love, for the one who belongs

To the stars and the angels, to the great unknown

I know that you’re resting, you’re not on your own

Oh Silas, my boy, you were my heart and my soul

In this broken existence, you made me feel whole

Thirteenth of July, the day that you fell

Caught in this sorrow, in this personal hell

But I’ll carry your memory, like a flame in the dark

Forever you’re shining, my beautiful spark

Rest now, my Silas.

Thirteenth of July.

I’ll see you again.

Just wait for me.

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