Colton
In Memory of Colton Berrett
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Colton
[instrumental intro]
**[Verse 1]**
Born in Ogden under that big Utah sky
March of two-thousand, a wild-hearted boy
Motocross thunder, dirt on his boots
Scout camp fires and shootin' roots
Ridin' with his daddy, laughin' in the wind
Dreamin' of the man that he'd grow up to be
Just a kid with the whole wide world waitin'
Full of fire, strong and free
**[Chorus]**
Oh Colton, runnin' free on them red dirt roads
Chasin' horizons where the eagle soars
You had a smile that could light the darkest night
But somethin' stole your fight
Colton, we still hear you in the mountain wind
Wishin' we could turn back time again
You were only seventeen
When the angels called you in
**[Verse 2]**
Thirteen years old, just doin' what they said
A routine shot, then pain in his head
Neck started achin', world turned upside down
Transverse myelitis came crashin' to the ground
Paralyzed from the shoulders, breathin' through a machine
Fought like a warrior, learned to walk again
But the weight got heavy, the nights got long
That brave boy smile hid a heartbroken song
**[Chorus]**
Oh Colton, runnin' free on them red dirt roads
Chasin' horizons where the eagle soars
You told the world with quiet grace and might
“I don't like to complain, I'll be alright”
Colton, we still hear you in the mountain wind
Wishin' we could turn back time again
You were only seventeen
When the angels called you in
[instrumental solo]
**[Bridge – slower, almost spoken over soft acoustic]**
January fifth, twenty-eighteen
He couldn't carry the burden of what his life had been
Didn't wanna weigh on the ones he loved the most
So he slipped away quiet, like a Utah ghost
His mama still whispers, “I didn't know…
I'm sorry, son, I didn't know”
**[Final Chorus – full band, building to emotional peak]**
Oh Colton, runnin' free on them red dirt roads
No more tubes, no more heavy loads
You're breathin' easy where the wildflowers grow
Whole again, and the whole world knows
Colton, we still hear you in the mountain wind
Tellin' us to question, to search deep within
You were only seventeen
But your story's gonna live
Forever, Colton… forever
**[Outro – fading steel guitar]**
Rest easy, brother
Colton.
[instrumental outro]
https://vaccineimpact.com/2018/utah-teen-dies-from-gardasil-vaccine-injuries/
https://deeprootsathome.com/transverse-myelitis-the-smiling-face-of-colton-berrett/
If, by some chance, this reaches Colton's family, you have our most sincere and heartfelt condolences for your loss. And we thank you for the courage it must have taken for you to share his story and to help parents you will never know think, pray, and do some research.
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