We Don’t Talk About Afton

[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] We don’t talk about Afton, no, no, no We don’t talk about Afton But the wrench in my hand still tastes like his ghost On the day the sky forgot how to stay calm [Pre-Chorus] It was my daughter’s birthday, no clouds in sight He walked in grinning, said “Looks like rain tonight” Now every drop that falls screams her name Murdered in the downpour, washed away the same [Chorus] We don’t talk about Afton, no, no, no We don’t talk about Afton His whispers stick like blood on the wall We don’t talk about Afton [Verse 2] I curl up tight where the shadows won’t find me Seashell pressed to my ear, hear the sand’s slow plea He stutters and mumbles, a storm in his bones Left our family fumbling, chasing unknowns [Pre-Chorus] He said “Follow me, I’ve got candy to share” Next day we woke up with a cold, empty chair Promises rot in the back room’s dark breath When he calls your name, you’re already dead [Chorus] We don’t talk about Afton, no, no, no We don’t talk about Afton His whispers stick like blood on the wall We don’t talk about Afton [Bridge] He told me my dream life was just out of reach A promise wrapped in a lie, sharp as a breach I hear him now in the static’s cold hum He’s still here, still hunting, still not done [Chorus] We don’t talk about Afton, no, no, no We don’t talk about Afton His whispers stick like blood on the wall We don’t talk about Afton [Outro] (Instrumental Solo)