Carry You Enough

[Verse 1]
Dad’s boots by the back door
Dust on his old blue chair
You’re staring at the kitchen wall
Like he might still be there
I fold the bills on the table
Say
“We’ll be alright”
You fake a smile for my sake
But your eyes give out the night
[Chorus]
I can’t bring him back
But I can hold this house up
I can carry you
Carry you
When it all feels too much
If the sky falls apart
I’ll be your shelter
Your son
I can’t fix every scar
But I can carry you enough
[Verse 2]
You burn the toast
Start laughing
Then you’re choking on his name
We drive past his old factory
Every window feels the same
You ask if I miss him
Like I ever had a choice
So I turn up the radio loud
So you don’t hear my voice
[Chorus]
I can’t bring him back
But I can hold this house up
I can carry you
Carry you
When it all feels too much
If the sky falls apart
I’ll be your shelter
Your son
I can’t fix every scar
But I can carry you enough
[Bridge]
You say
“You’re just a kid”
I say
“Look how far we’ve come” (oh)
From sleeping on the living room floor
To watching our first rising sun
You gave me your strength when I was small
Now lean on me when you fall
[Chorus]
I can’t bring him back
But I can hold this house up
I can carry you
Carry you
When it all feels too much
If the sky falls apart
I’ll be your shelter
Your son
I can’t fix every scar
But I can carry you enough
I can’t heal every hurt
But I can carry you
My mom

rock, Anthemic modern rock with male vocals; clean guitars in the verse over steady toms, then walls of overdriven chorus guitars and wide backing harmonies. Drums build from half-time to a driving hook in the chorus. Bridge drops to intimate vocal and picked guitar, then explodes back with gang vocals on the final refrain.