Sorry for Silence

{soft fingerpicked acoustic guitar intro} (mhm-mmm) {low fidelity tape hiss}

I forgot to call on your birthday again

Sleeping past the noon sun,

hiding from my friends

Trying to find a spark in a burnt-out flame

But every time I fall,

I still whisper your name {quiet close-mic vocal} I'm sorry mom that

I'm a deadbeat

Walking down a slow and lonely street

But I still got your picture in my coat

Writing out my feelings in a note (ahhh)

{gently swelling pedal steel}

You wanted me to stand up

straight and tall

But I'm just learning

how to break a fall

I'm sorry for the worry

in your eyes

Beneath these grey and heavy skies {slow brushed drum rhythm} I'm sorry

mom that I'm a deadbeat

Walking down a slow and lonely street

But I still got your picture in my coat

Writing out my feelings in a note

(ahhh) {rich acoustic climax}

I'll do

better tomorrow

(mhm-mmm) I'll do

better {guitar chords slowly fading out} {tape hiss

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