The smudges on your face
The scratches on your knees, you wear them like a trophy from slaying monsters in the trees
The voices in your head
You'd rather be dead than not be able to sing
It's all that really matters
The tattered clothes you wear
That mess you call your hair, you never seem the least bit frightened
When sadness came your way, you said, "No, not today. Those thoughts can't hurt you when you're smiling."
With a crooked grin
I saw you as a child, so hopeful, free and wild despite the fate that death laid on you
I never catch you crying
I love you like a brother
I thought you were my brother
credits
from Brotherbear / Cliffs,
track released February 4, 2017
Ethan Bradley & Robbie Ludvigsen
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