" The Guilt "

" The Guilt "

( Lyrics By Gerald Logan )

( Verse 1 )

I should’ve held you longer that night,

But pride got louder than doing what’s right.

Now I’m left staring at an empty bed,

Wishing I could take back the words I said.

Every sunrise feels like punishment,

For the moments I let slip, the love I never spent.

( Chorus )

Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,

Crushing me down when I’m all alone.

It whispers your name in the dead of night,

Shows me the places I failed to fight.

I see your face in the dreams I’ve killed,

I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Verse 2 )

There’s a cross by the road where the wildflowers grow,

I drive past it slow, but I can’t let go.

That night I said “later,” you said “goodbye,”

But later never came, and I still don’t know why.

Now the silence screams louder than words,

And I’d give my life just to be heard.

( Chorus )

Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,

Crushing me down when I’m all alone.

It whispers your name in the dead of night,

Shows me the places I failed to fight.

I see your face in the dreams I’ve killed,

I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Bridge )

I carry the echoes of doors I slammed,

The touch I denied when I pulled back my hand.

God knows I prayed, but prayers can’t mend,

The chapters I tore out, the story’s end.

( Chorus )

Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,

Crushing me down when I’m all alone.

It burns through my soul, like fire unspilled,

I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Outro )

If Heaven’s mercy is real and true,

I pray it finds me and leads me to you.

But if grace can’t cover the blood I spilt…

I’ll go to my grave with the weight of the guilt.