DullBlah[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The first frost hit the mailbox, same week as the date
It's been twelve long months, feels like twenty years too late
We drove a thousand miles to make peace with the past
Try to build the bridge that was never gonna last
I needed my father, you were just starting to see
The man I became, not the kid you missed in me
I got your voice on the video you sent, "Tell em Mars", that's all I keep
Talking to our dogs while the rest of the world sleeps
[Pre-Chorus]
I can feel the bass drum rattling the window pane
Trying to d***n out the silence, trying to stop the rain
'Cause this house is too big, the yard is too quiet and wide
I don't know where to look, I don't know where to hide
[Chorus]
One year on, the dirt road still talks to me
Says, "The man you waited for, you'll never again see."
Now these babies call me Dad, and they should, they know my name
But you showed 'em love, Pops, you put my whole crew to shame
You didn't blink once, never asked for the paper trail
You gave 'em your time, when I was bound to fail
And now that I'm captain, steering this family wreck
I'm checking the mirror, and I'm staring at your neck
I don't know how you did it, I don't know if I can fill in
[Verse 2]
I look at the medals, pinned up on your old hat
You were a s****r in the Corps, we never talked about that
Tried to ask you once, 'bout the scopes and the long, quiet wait
You just said, "Son, some things are too heavy to relate."
You carried that weight home, locked it deep inside
The things you saw on those mountains, the way you had to hide
I'm trying to be that silent shield, the protector you became
But I'm terrified of this mission, terrified of the aim
[Verse 3]
But that heavy quiet, it would shatter and break
For the small, soft life, for goodness' sake
I watched you hold my granddaughter, saw your face light up
Like the sun hit water in an empty coffee cup
Then my grandson hit the world, and you didn't even care
That they weren't your b***d—just glad that they were there
That's the look I'm chasing, the one I can't recreate
The pure, easy love that you gave them, before it was too late
[Bridge]
I need that missing link, I need the missing year
But all I got is the echo, screaming in my ear
"You're the man now, son. The clock is on your back.
It's your turn for the burden, your turn for the attack."
[Outro]
