
Roadside Memorial Lyrics
- Genre:Folk
- Year of Release:2022
Lyrics
Its an image burned on plasma screens
That i can't seem to let go of
Its simmering in my memory
Till it bubbles up and over the top
I saw you in the classroom laughing
As if it bore no effect on you
After lunch i puked in the bathroom
I can only imagine the hell you've been through
Straight a's, straight laced, wrong time, wrong place
Wrong crowd to follow, no sun on this parade
Been through issues no one should sit through
And came out stronger, half as blue as the new bruise
I sit in bed and regrets no justice
The could'ves, should'ves on my chest stay there
Weighing down no escape route from this
A different route and you'd still be here
The sound of keys ringing in the mistake
As the engine barely turns over to say
Maybe you shouldn't, it really isn't safe
But i said to drive careful, then i turned away
Straight a's, straight laced, wrong time, wrong place
Wrong crowd to follow, no sun on this parade
Been through issues no one should sit through
And came out stronger, half as blue as the new bruise
Garden of the broken hearted
Rose discarded by the marker
Where you laid, where life got darker
Can not pause, save, quit, or restart it
All it took was bad decisions
Made one time, one night to give in
Peer pressure and a little liquor
Shrapnel had you cut to ribbons
Skin and asphalt an awful pairing
Blood streaming down the ditch and staining
The sun bleached road now dark blood spotted
Shoulder ornamented with a bright white cross there
Kids in class rattled, your name unspoken
Cause if they say it, their denial is broken
A mother somewhere clutching unwashed clothing
Of her only child, so she can breathe it all in