Fractured Crown..

I wake up with the weight

of all I did

Your tiny shoes by the door

like a second chance

I count the cracks in my hands

and make a plan

To be the kind of man

you can lean on

I know the name of my ghosts

they know mine

But I’m turning off the old alarm

one breath at a time

If I fall, I get up

I get up for you

I’m not the same

when I say your name

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

I burn the old me down

I find a better way

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

(For my child)

I won’t break that promise

There’s a letter in my pocket

from the night I left

Coffee rings on the table

and a floorboard groan

I used to talk like a storm

all teeth and smoke

Now I fold up the rage

and bring you home

I know the name of my ghosts

they know mine

But I’m turning off the old alarm

one breath at a time

If I fall, I get up

I get up for you

I’m not the same

when I say your name

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

I burn the old me down

I find a better way

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

(For my child)

I won’t break that promise

Let the dark come close

I won’t run

I’ve seen what fear can do

to a son

So I keep my hands open

keep my eyes clear

One small step, one more day

I’m almost there

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

I burn the old me down

I find a better way

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

(For my child)

I won’t break that promise

For my child, I change

For my child, I stay

(For my child)

I’m becoming someone better