Nothing Grows Here by martjay

Nothing Grows Here

Prompt

folk，sadness

Sound

Folk, acoustic guitar, mournful vocal harmonies, minimal instrumentation

Lyrics

Verse 1
Walkingdownthisemptystreet
Whereourhouseusedtobe
Justbrokenstoneandweedsnow
Whereyoufirsttaughtmetobreathe
Chorus
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
(Whatusedtobe,whatusedtobe)
Verse 2
Yourgardenbenchisburied
Somewherebeneaththedirt
Theappletreeweplanted
Hasbeengoneforyears,ithurts
Chorus
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
(Whatusedtobe,whatusedtobe)
Breakdown
Mom,Imissthecreakingsteps
Andthemarksuponthewall
MeasuringhowtallI'dgrown
Beforewelostitall
Soft humming: mmmm...
Chorus
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
Nothinggrowsintheshadowofwhatusedtobe
(Whatusedtobe)
Nothinggrows...
Nothinggrows...
Ooooh...
Final Verse
Justemptyspaceandmemories
Whereourhomeusedtostand
Iclosemyeyesandseeitstill
Sliprightthroughmyhands