I hear the wind like a whisper from below
Voices in the dirt say what I need to know
They're beggin' through the silence, reachin' through the pain
Telling me to cherish every drop of rain
They ain't askin' for a second chance
They just hope we understand
This is a dead man's prayer
From a soul that ain't comin' back
Don't wait till it's gone to care
For the love you hold and the time you have
We're the echoes in your night
We're the reason for your fight
Don't waste the breath you still can share
That's a dead man's prayer

Graves don't glow with glory, just names carved in stone
But the stories that we're livin' still ain't fully known
We screamed in silence, hoped someone would see
Now we're beggin' you to live more than we believed
We ain't hauntin' you for fear
We're just tryin' to make it clear
This is a dead man's prayer
From a voice that time forgot
Don't trade gold for empty stares
Don't forget the good you've got
We're the chill down your spine
We're the lessons in your mind
Ain't no mercy in despair
Just a dead man's prayer

Raise your glass to the sunrise
Hug your kin and hold ‘em tight
Say the things you've been holdin'
While you still got the right

This is a dead man's prayer
Don't ignore it, don't pretend
You've still got time to care
Don't wait ‘til the bitter end
We're the ghosts of what you miss
Say your truth, seal it with a kiss
Every heartbeat is a dare
Heed the dead man's prayer