Michael Bennett Tells His Story, Then Sings “Stand By My Grave” | AGT Style

I... I've seen you before, haven't I? Yeah, you probably have. My name is Michael Bennett. Michael Bennett, why are you here today? I'm here to send a message to my family. They haven't talked to me in five years. Five years? Yeah. Why, Herger? What happened, Michael? It feels like it has been 20 years, but I miss them a lot. Especially my son. And what caused that distance between you? I made a lot of mistakes in the past. I wasn't the father they dreamed of having. So, you regret it all? And you wish that your family would see that you are really trying to change? You could say that. I can see you holding the guitar dearly. Are you going to sing for us about how much you miss your family, Michael? I'm going to sing, yes, to my wife, to my daughter, and especially to my son, if you are watching. I love you all with my heart and am very sorry. That's great, Michael. I heard some of your songs online, and I'm looking forward to hearing your voice on stage live in front of me. Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy. And for every son and daughter watching right now, call your parents while they are still alive. I promise you won't regret it. Good luck to you, Michael. Give it your best. Until my knees gave You left me to die alone I guess that's fate Go stand by my grave Say what you never said Talk all you want To the ground I left You won't get me back No matter how you pray Only God hears now What you didn't say Roll the phone Like it might still ring But I won't be there For anything You'll say you were busy You'll say you were fine But truth stands louder At the end of time Go stand by my grave Say it out loud All the love you held back Say it now Oh, no reply coming back No second try You had me in life Then watched it die Go stand by my grave If it helps you sleep Only God hears now What you didn't keep It feels like I'm gone While I'm still here Like I don't exist Like I disappear It sits in my chest It won't let go It gets a little worse Every day is slow It's quiet and loud At the same time Like something is wrong And I'm the crime You didn't come when I was right here waiting for you You didn't come even once when I needed you to There was no fight, no reason Nothing in the way Just you choosing silence and letting me fade You didn't come and I felt every second of that I was nothing to lose Not worth coming back I stayed the same I was here I didn't move at all You just slowly decided Not to come at all Feels like a weight That won't come off Like I'm not enough Like I got lost It stays in my head. I don't give rest like I mean nothing like I'm less It hurts in a way. I can't explain no one can see but it stays the same Just being erased without a sound heard it leaves a mark that won't heal right It follows me every night You didn't come when I was right here waiting for you You didn't come even once when I needed you to There was no distance no walls In your way, you just let me disappear More with every day You didn't come in every second pass Like I was something you had and just chose not to have I stayed the same I was here I didn't move at all You just slowly decided Not to come at all