When A Hero Dies (Spoken Word)
L0NE W0LF
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Grandpa taught me more than a little bit I learned that life is like a toddler and sometimes it'll hit He taught me to hit back and he taught me about grit And he gave me a coin so that I'd never quit He taught me not to take Anything for granted I think about the seeds he planted I learned a knuckle sandwich Don't fit in a lunch sack How do you fight Something that won't punch back Seeing him battle a disease he couldn't see was like Watching a blind man see in the night He was lost What does somebody who's seen success their whole life Do when they can't take care of themselves for more than 4 nights? Grandpa was a hero but he wasn't immortal Yet that twinkle in his eyes would send me through a portal To a different place at a different time Him telling stories was purely divine Now I wish I could take all the pain he ever felt and make it mine And I know I'm not the only one who would wait in that line You see, he was more than a man He was the type of person they make movies about He showed me that you can achieve anything if you believe in yourself And don't move, and don't doubt Stick your ground until your laid down in it That's what I saw him do until his life was finished But the work he did while he walked this earth Will live on forever He touched peoples lives he'd never met and would never see again Now that's bringing the world together I aim to be like him in so many ways You could call me a clone But I couldn't have done it by myself As much as I like being alone The blessing of growing up with him in my life is something I can't put words to Learning how to work, how to have fun, how to laugh, how to cry What it's like to feel joy, and how scary it is when grandpa is mad - or even worse, disappointed You see When a hero dies Heaven gains a soldier There's no need to carry the weight On your chest of that Boulder They'll be watching over you As you continue to grow older And they'll be holding on to you When you don't have another shoulder Cause when a hero dies The whole world sheds a tear When a hero dies Their memory is kept near And all they've done The battles they've won Nothing will overshadow The good that has come With every fall we lost more and more of him Tryna remember the good times, keep the memories pourin in He could always find the calm in a life that's been storming I hope grandpa gets to see the great man he began forming I knew eventually that this day would come But that don't make it any easier feeling this numb When I heard the news my heart was beating like a drum Then it stopped And started breaking into crumbs People say I have a way with words But nothing that I say will change the way this hurts I lost the man I looked up to Grandpa was my idol Knowing that he's gone Hit me like a wave that's tidal But there's solace in knowing The pain he felt is gone It's amazing that a man that old Was really that strong He brought us joy Laughs and tears Inspired dreams And chased down fears I now know what it's like To have everyone look up to you Cause the man that I would turn too Had a hundred other eyes on him too Now I could never measure up And I don't think I'll try to But I know he raised a son And I'm trying to follow in that man's shoes Grandpa started all of us On a path to a better life When I was surrounded by bitter darkness Grandpa was my light Cause When a hero dies Heaven gains a soldier There's no need to carry the weight On your chest of that Boulder They'll be watching over you As you continue to grow older And they'll be holding on to you When you don't have another shoulder Cause when a hero dies The whole world sheds a tear When a hero dies Their memory is kept near And all they've done The battles they've won Nothing will overshadow The good that has come And I need you to know You'll live on in my memory The young strong hard-working boy Is how I want you to remember me I love you gramps
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