Flowers for the brave

[Intro – soft piano, almost spoken] First day of the light… They said I'd see the world in colors I never knew [Verse 1] I used to laugh when they were laughing Didn't know the joke was me Held a pencil like a question Wrote my name like poetry Then they opened up a doorway In the quiet of my mind And the letters started dancing Into something I could find [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the world got loud, the world got bright Every shadow turned to light I could read the stars, I could spell goodbye I could finally ask them, why? [Chorus] So leave some flowers for the brave On a grave too small to see 'Cause the maze that took my little friend Is the same one waiting for me I was given wings to fly so high Just to learn how far I'd fall Leave some flowers for the brave They were braver than us all 🌸 [Verse 2] There's a mirror in the hallway Where a stranger learned my face He read every book of sorrow He spoke every word with grace But the small one stopped its running And it wouldn't eat its bread And I felt the numbers fading Felt the silence in my head [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the words are slipping, one by one Like the setting of the sun I can feel tomorrow letting go Of the things I used to know [Chorus] So leave some flowers for the brave On a grave too small to see 'Cause the maze that took my little friend Is the same one waiting for me I was given wings to fly so high Just to learn how far I'd fall Leave some flowers for the brave They were braver than us all 🌸 [Bridge – strings swell, vocals raw] If you read this, please remember I was here, I was awake I held lightning for a moment Now there's nothing left to take Tell the ones who tried to help me That I know they meant it true Tell the ones who used to laugh with me That their friend was real and knew [Breakdown – piano only] Last day of the light… The flowrs are for the small one Please don't forget them Please don't forget… [Final Chorus – full instrumentation, anthemic] So leave some flowers for the brave And one for me, if you can 'Cause I learned the only thing that matters Is how gently we touch a man I was given wings to fly so high Just to learn how far I'd fall Leave some flowers for the brave They were braver than us all [Outro – fading] Leave some flowers… 🌸 Leave some flowers… …for me