[Intro – gentle, meditative] Sun dips low on the wooded line Bass hums soft through the pine [Verse 1 – somber, reflective] Sitting by the woods, I see you standing there But something’s changed, a silence in the air Alone on the altar, under the wide sky I look around and see the teardrops in their eye What a day, who could have known the cost? A heavy heart for the brother we have lost [Chorus – soulful, uplifting] Your voice is ringing loud through the trees Full of power, carried by the breeze What a day, who could have known this light? You’re gone from us, but shining now so bright We see you no more, my brother, no more But we hear your song on the distant shore [Verse 2 – tender, stunned] The message reached me in the midday sun I felt the world stop, my work was done My woman looked at me, she spoke just one word The saddest sound that I have ever heard I knew right then, you had to move along Leaving us here with nothing but your song [Verse 3 – quiet, reverent] I step forward now, your weight in my hands The final walk across these quiet lands My fingers glide over the cold, hard metal Whispering stories that will never be settled You cannot hear me, but I hear you plain Your voice is rising over the grassy plain [Verse 4 – gentle, grieving] I see your bed now, I lower you down A final "Goodbye" in this lonesome town Just like our mother, so sudden, so fast You left the shadows and the pain of the past Now I am alone, your brother in grief But holding you last brought a moment’s relief [Chorus 2 – soulful with layered backing vocals, hopeful] Your voice is ringing loud through the trees Full of power, carried by the breeze What a day, who could have known this light? You’re gone from us, but shining now so bright We see you no more, my brother, no more But we hear your song on the distant shore [Bridge – soft, introspective] The pines keep swaying, the wind keeps hum Your laugh still echoes where we used to run I’ll keep your memory in every step I take Till the day I meet you by the lake [Chorus 3 – soaring, triumphant] Your voice is ringing loud through the trees Full of power, carried by the breeze What a day, who could have known this light? You’re gone from us, but shining now so bright We see you no more, my brother, no more But we hear your song on the distant shore [Outro – soft, fading] Bass fades slow, guitar hums low Your voice lingers where the wildwoods grow