The Wreckage

Backstory

My brother Drex started writing this song almost 10 years ago and I finished it recently after his daughter (my niece) ended up in the hospital with serious health issues. I love the message in this song.

Lyrics

All the bright lights all fade away
And the dark nights overpower the days
And the strong lines end, so you tear up the page

You feel so far from the people you love
On your back now, you're stuck in the mud
And the warm tears flow down your face in a flood

Don't you ever give up on the dream that you fashion from sweat and from blood
Every star is born from the wreckage of what it once was was
Darling, I know
You can Stand where you fell and rise again
Darlin, come on now
Stand on your feet and rise again

It's been a long road to get where you are
You keep looking back at the jagged path, tracing that scar
The breaks run deep straight through the heart
Over your shoulder, a glimpse of what was

Dark valley behind and a mountain above
We don't know all the questions, but the answer is Love
Don't you ever give up on the dreams that you fashioned from sweat and from blood
Every star is born from the wreckage of what it once was was

Darlin, I know
You can stand where you fell and rise again
Darlin, come on now
Stand on your feet and rise again

The distance
You must divide it
One step at a time
You must divide it
And off in the distance
Do you see a light?
Can you see that light
And this moment in time is just a moment
The distance
I know it looks wide
But we're right by your side
We're right by your side, and we'll go
The distance, I know it feels wide now
We're right by your side, right by your side
We're right by your side
Stand where you fell and rise again
Darlin, c'mon now, stand on your feet and rise again