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The Death Letter Home” is an intense electro-metal/synthwave-metal track telling the story of a soldier’s final letter home. With soaring synths and heavy riffs, it’s a powerful, emotional journey of love, fear, and sacrifice. Listener discretion advised—this song hits deep.

Lyrics:

"The Death Letter Home"

Love…
I’m trying to write this, but my hands won’t stop shaking.
It’s colder here than I ever imagined,
and the only thing keeping me steady
is thinking of you.
Your picture’s in my pocket—
the edges are worn from all the times I held it.
I miss you so much.
I wish I was next to you right now.

If I ever looked brave,
it was only because I wanted to come home to you.

So this is my death letter home,
words I hoped I’d never write.
If I don’t walk through our door again,
let these lines keep you warm tonight.
I fought every day for you,
for the life we never got to finish.
And if tomorrow takes me away…
remember, you were what I lived for.
 
They told us the plan for dawn—
the kind where most don’t come back.
We try to joke around,
but everyone feels the same fear.
I won’t lie:
I’m scared.
Not of what’s ahead,
but of you thinking I didn’t give enough.
All I ever wanted
was to grow old with you
and hear our kids laugh again.

So if you’re reading this,
I didn’t make it home—
but you were my last thought.

This is my death letter home,
my heart folded into these words.
If I don’t return to you,
don’t let our memories fade.
Every mile out here,
you kept me going.
And if tomorrow is my last step…
carry my love with you always.
 
Tell the kids I wasn’t fearless—
but I kept walking because of them.
I carried their drawings in my pocket
to remember what truly mattered.
Don’t let them grow up angry.
Tell them I kept going
so they wouldn’t have to face this same darkness.
 
So here it is…
my death letter home.
A piece of me you’ll carry
even if I’m gone.
I wanted all the quiet years with you,
but if dawn takes that away…
let my love be the strength
that leads you home.
