Elegy

You never bent, you always stood

Could you plainly tell the trees from wood

You knew to part the wrong from right

To coax the darkness into the light

You took me when hope was lost

You paid with no regard for cost

You gave your time, you always found

The way to keep my feet on the ground

You never broke, you always healed

And favored need above appeal

You came, you saw, you mended foes

An altruistic dynamo

Now this endless elegy

It sings to you

My tormented memory

It yearns for you

You never sold what can't be bought

You majesty just can't be taught

You always stood on moral grounds

Provided hope when none was found

You always gave with pure intent

Regardless of the money spent

You propped me up on broken feet

And spread my wings so they could beat

Now this endless elegy

It breaks my heart

Your eternal memory

Tears me apart

In your mourning

Feel my wind blowing down

My love shines

Through the light of your darkness

Now this endless elegy

It praises you, it sings for you

Never ending memory

It yearns for you, it lives for you

You soldier on, you don't give in

Keep pushing water up a hill

You brought this heart back from the brink

And gave this thirsty soul a drink

From dust to dust, we live, we die

Before we've grown we're out of time

And now you're gone while justice cries

I bury you with known goodbyes

God has let you down

God has let you down

God has let you down

Now this endless elegy

God has let you down

Never ending memory

God has let you down

Now this endless elegy

Your eternal memory