The World Still Hears You

You turned the weight inside your chestInto a language we could understand

You gave a name to the emptinessHiding behind a crowded roomMade every fracture sound honestMade every shadow tell the truth

For every kid who felt invisibleFor every heart without a voiceYou took the chaos no one noticedAnd turned the noise into a choice

You never knew our namesBut somehow knew our painAnd when we could not speakYou screamed it in our place

The world still hears youIn every voice that learned to breatheYou made a home inside the soundFor those who had nowhere to be

The world still hears youYour fire never left the stageA life can endBut what it gaveCan never fade away

Never fade awayNever fade away

You changed the shape of heavy musicLet rage and vulnerability meetYou showed that strength could sound like breakingAnd honesty could still be fierce

Now generations carry piecesOf every truth you left behindYour voice still cuts across the silenceAnd finds us at the perfect time

You never knew our namesBut somehow knew our painAnd when the darkness closedYour songs remained

The world still hears youIn every voice that learned to breatheYou made a home inside the soundFor those who had nowhere to be

The world still hears youYour fire never left the stageA life can endBut what it gaveCan never fade away

You were more than every headlineMore than the night that took you homeYou are the moment someone listensAnd understands they are not alone

You are not goneYou became the sound

The world still hears youIn every heart your music foundWhen all our words collapse againYour voice still carries through the sound

The world still hears youBeyond the years and beyond the painThe man may leaveThe light may dim

But what you gave remains

What you gave remainsWhat you gave remains

You never knew our namesBut you helped us find our own

Thank you, Chester