Silver Mesh

[Intro]
[Verse]
The cedar floor was turning grey
At the ending of the day
He had a way to make it stay
The quiet light, the soft delay
His knuckles white against the wood
Doing only what he could
In the place where we both stood
Where the silence felt so good
[Verse]
He held the pliers in his hand
Grains of salt and river sand
A simple life he hadn't planned
But he understood the land
The rusted wire started to bend
A broken thing he had to mend
A silent message he would send
To a grandson, to a friend
[Pre-Chorus]
Fireflies in a mason jar
Brighter than a distant star
We didn't have to go too far
To heal the spirit and the scar
[Chorus]
It’s the pull of the mesh
Keeping memories fresh
Through the screen, through the wood
Everything was understood
No words were ever spoken
Even when the latch was broken
[Post-Chorus]
Just the shaker in the dark
Just a tiny yellow spark
Floating high, floating low
With nowhere left for us to go
[Verse]
He didn't look up from the task
Nothing more for me to ask
In the shadows we would bask
Wearing truth without a mask
The screen door finally clicked shut
Cutting through the heavy rut
A simple stitch, a tiny cut
Deep inside the spirit’s gut
The oil smelled of pine and sweat
A debt I haven't paid back yet
A sun that hasn't really set
In a world of no regret
[Chorus]
It’s the pull of the mesh
Keeping memories fresh
Through the screen, through the wood
Everything was understood
No words were ever spoken
Even when the latch was broken
[Bridge]
Now the sun begins to rise
In the corners of my eyes
I see the wisdom, see the prize
In the way the daylight dies
It wasn't gold or silver rings
Just the peace the mending brings
The way a heavy heart still sings
Underneath the weight of things
[Chorus]
It’s the pull of the mesh
Keeping memories fresh
Through the screen, through the wood
Everything was understood
No words were ever spoken
Even when the latch was broken
[Outro]