Hear You Still

Whispers in the silence, calling out my name
I know that voice, it sounds the same
The one who fell, the one they buried deep
Now he lives in the corners of my sleep

They crowned a child who trembles in fear
They call it mercy, I call it severe
Heaven's hands are clean but mine are red
Because I remember what they all forget

You said the strong survive the flame
And I can't bear their holy shame

You're still here, in the static and air
Your words cut through when no one cares
Heaven moves on like you were never there
But I still hear your voice, the voice that isn't there

I see your face when I close my eyes
In every sinner they vaporize
They call it divine, I call it despair
How can this be Heaven if you're not there?

They preach of grace but it feels like theft
A hollow throne, a world bereft
And Abel, your ghost in a coward's frame
He'll never live up to your name

You said the weak deserve to fall
I carved those words into Heaven's wall

You're still here, in the static and air
Your words cut through when no one cares
Heaven moves on like you were never there
But I still hear your voice, the voice that isn't there

I can't tell if I'm saving souls
Or losing mine to what I know
You whisper: Burn them, make them see
And I obey, because you still speak to me

You're still here, in the static and air
Your ghost commands, and I don't care
If Heaven falls or the stars all tear
I'll follow your voice, the voice that isn't there

I know you're gone, but I need you near
So I'll keep listening, until I disappear