[Intro: Corey Taylor]
We were ready for anything
We were ready for anything

[Verse 1: Corey Taylor]
Everyone knows some pain
I see the loss every time someone says your name
When you know someone who shines hard
A soul of the age who doesn't care
Who the fuck you are?
You had a friend, a brother who was everything
But he had to go away, that was yesterday
I've lost a lot of people in my time
The good, the bad, the unreal
And the ones who shine
So I know you all understand
When I say that until they left

[Pre-Chorus: Corey Taylor]
We were ready for anything
We were ready for anything
But this

[Chorus: Corey Taylor]
You are not gone
We keep you here inside us
You are not gone
We know you're still beside us
You are not gone
We have this light you gave to us
[Verse 2: Corey Taylor]
Now it's time to lay to rest our friend
And through these songs
His memory will never fucking end
We will see that
Through this loss we'll shed some light on you
Until the day you left us

[Pre-Chorus: Corey Taylor]
We were ready for anything
We were ready for anything
But this

[Chorus: Corey Taylor]
You are not gone
We keep you here inside us
You are not gone
We know you're still beside us
You are not gone
We have this light you gave to us

[Breakdown: Corey Taylor]
Why'd you have to go?
We never had a chance
I can't believe it so I won't admit it
Life ain't shit without you in it
[Chorus: Corey Taylor]
You are not gone
We keep you here inside us
You are not gone
We know you're still beside us
You are not gone
We have this light you gave to us

[Outro: Corey Taylor]
Everybody says the light that shines the brightest burns out fast
But what they never say is all the light they give us lasts
We hold the memories and cherish everyday we had
But we would give it up in a second just to have you back!