Flowers for the Brave

The streets are quiet after dawn

Like the world knows you are gone

Your name is hanging in the air

In broken prayers and silent stares

We light the candles one by one

For everything you’ve done

No words can fill the space you left

Just echoes of your breath

We lay flowers for the brave

On the ground you couldn’t save yourself from

Tears fall slow, but they remain

For the one who took our pain

You’re not here, but still you stay

In every heart that learned your name

Tonight we cry, we learn to say

Goodbye to the brave

Your shadow lingers on the wall

Like you might still hear us call

We tell the stories, soft and low

So you won’t fade, so you’ll always know

You never asked to be the flame

That burned away our fear and shame

You only chose to stand your ground

So life could still be found

We lay flowers for the brave

On the ground you couldn’t save yourself from

Tears fall slow, but they remain

For the one who took our pain

You’re not here, but still you stay

In every heart that learned your name

Tonight we cry, we learn to say

Goodbye to the brave

If heaven hears us now

We hope you see us bow

Not just in grief, but gratitude

For all you gave, for what you knew

We lay flowers for the brave

Not just for loss, but for your faith

Though the world feels torn and grey

Your courage lights the way

You’re not gone, you’ve only changed

Into the hope we’ll carry on

We mourn today, but still we say

Thank you to the brave

As the night turns into dawn

We promise you won’t be gone

In every step, in every wave

We remember the brave