Brother

Words and Music by Ben Hale and SHAKE YOUR PEACE!

In loving memory of our brothers: Josh Farrer, Jesse Bulkley, Tyler Gray, Shawn Clark, and we hope no more.

 

Brother 1:

   G                              GM7

Brother, I can see you trying,

              G                                GM7

battling uphill, and the hill is sliding,

                                CM7

I watch it steal your will away

         

And my heart is breaking,

                    G                       GM7

praying you live another day

 

Brother 2:

Brother, can you hear me crying?

and I’m so scared, I’m scared of dying,

I lie and disappoint you all but,

but I’m trying so hard and,

and I still hear that craving call…

 

        C               C/B      am                         G                     C

and every time I try to reach you brother I just find more pain!

            em            G      C                       am                  D                 

talking like we’re still best friends, but each word is strained

           em

Is it shoulder to shoulder

                                           D  Dsus4 D

through the needles and games?

                             em

Is it brother for brother

                                              D Dsus4 D

through the spoons and the flames?

                              F          em

Down this road is the end…

 

Brother 1:

Brother, you know you’re my best friend

We’ve tried so many times

and here you are again!

Oh I want to just give up on you!

But I’ll stand by you, save you,

Don’t leave me standing over your grave!

 

And every time I try to reach you brother I just find more pain!

talking like we’re still best friends, but each word is strained.

But it’s shoulder to shoulder

through the needles and games

Yeah it’s brother for brother

through the spoons and the flames

Down this road to the end, Down this road is the end.

 

Brother 1 and 2:

Brother, this is the last dance.

This time that road, won’t bring you back again.

Brother 1:

Goodbye brother

Brother 2:

Goodbye friend

Brother 1 and 2:

It’s all in his hands

but we’ll be brother’s even beyond the end…

 

Brother 1:

Brother, can you hear me crying?