Lyrics

I didn’t have the words the way you do
No hands to spill ink to tell the truth I knew—
But in the dirt I will leave my mark
A trail of scent so you can find me in the dark
I carried my home inside my nose:
The grass the farm and your worn clothes
But now it’s gone the wide world feels strange
Something in me changed when I ran from the war

These are the unwritten letters I never got to send
I was told to follow trails and find the light
But all I see is darkness and the pawprints in the dust—
No howls remain to echo loss

They trained me hard they told me stay
But I broke command and ran to you that day
I smelled their fear I stood my ground
Then the fire fell and the silence drowned the sound
I’ll run through stone I’ll cross the flame
But nothing hurts like hearing your name—
I just left I didn’t know what else to do
I just want to come back home to you

These are letters I could never send
But in every breath I find your scent—
I used to wag when I was brave and whole
Now I drag the ghosts I couldn’t hold

If you saw me as I am today
Would you still say my name that way?
Would you still call me your good boy
Or see what war destroyed?

But I feel your hands in memory
A heartbeat pulling back at me
If there’s a trail that leads me home
I’ll follow it through ash alone

These are letters I’ll never send
Carried far but heaven-bent—
Not in words but in my soul
I’ve always loved you That’s my whole

Lily…
I’m still your dog
I’m still coming home