Posts Tagged ‘daughter’

“Above Water”

Posted: September 20, 2024 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Above Water”
completed on 9.19.24

like a kite
I feel you lift me
but when you’re breeze fades
i come crashing down

sometimes into a tree
where i can cut myself free
sometimes to the ground
where i can be found

but now i’m sinking underwater
swimming back to you for air
i watch every bubble float away
like moments that can’t ever repeat

waves crashing over me
sinking deeper into the sea
but you’re my life raft
always saving me like witchcraft

like a fish out of water
i’m fighting for air
but you pick me up
saving me time and again

sometimes i’m drowning
but you remind me everything’s ok
your light shines through the darkness
helping me find home

everything’s brighter with you
nothing’s ever felt so true

“Lifeline (always you, Aubree)”

Posted: July 11, 2024 in Lyrics, music, Poem
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​“Lifeline (always you Aubree)”
completed on 7.10.24

​i’ll keep looking for flowers 
if you keep your eyes on the clouds
i’ll always help you reach for the stars
if only to show you this life’s beauty

​i’ll do anything to help you
it’s easy to explain why
’cause this life is darker when you’re away
the sun ​fades behind the clouds without you

that smile ​that lights up my face
is always harder to find without you
and the second hand ​always slows
whenever​ i’m not with you

​not sure when i can say this
but i hate every second without you 
’cause ​i dream up clever distractions 
but they ​never come close to you

​’cause ​my future’s always brighter 
on days I spend with you
memories on my phone ​will​ never do
you are the only thing that’s true

​and I’ll keep treading water 
i’ll be the boat to keep you afloat 
since you, I no longer need 
anything ​else supporting me

​even when the ground ahead​’s shaking
i’ll always be your guide
always be by your side
so you’ll never feel alone

“For My Daughter:”

Posted: May 18, 2024 in Lyrics, Poem
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“For My Daughter:”
completed on 5.17.24

i almost wrote these words using my tears
but she deserves so much more
blood is thicker than water
so i’ll write this straight from my heart

you and i created something better
than the sum of our two parts
her life outshines
the brightest parts of you or I combined

i thought about moving
see if i could rebuild and find myself again
but the only place that ever feels like home
is when I’m close enough to help her when she’s sad

the door to our past dead-bolted shut
but i’m no longer looking in the rear-view
my route now lit by her sunlight
bright enough to illuminate my darkest night

just because I can’t hear her cry when she’s away
doesn’t mean I ever stop listening
i always want to know she’s ok
i’d do anything to let her stay

chorus
the hourglass sand falls faster every day
it only slows when she’s away
life is better when she’s by my side
she saves me from life’s landslides

“Mirrors (reflections pt. 1)”

Posted: April 25, 2024 in Lyrics, music, Poem
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“Mirrors (reflections pt. 1)”
completed on 4.25.24


i stare blAnkly through every mirror
’cause i can’t see the trUth anymore
eyes lost in the cracks and imperfections
until i can’t help but Believe what i see

the teaRs running down my face
are the only thing rEminding me i’m alive
’cause nothing’s worse than feeling numb
so i’ll let my Emotions keep cutting me apart


they say don’t believe everything You see
but it’s harder to dOubt when yoU never hear
Anyone speak up defending me
stuck with the noise inside my head


BRIDGE
CHORUS

i used to Rely on mirrors to help them see
but that’s skin-deEp so no one ever sees
what truly matters to Me
like the things that help me feel free


Just know, mirrors don’t always reflect the truth
when you lose your faith and only feel doubt
trust the light you see in my eyes
’cause the flame when i see you’ll never wane

BRIDGE
all i could see was shattered glass
until You saved me from my past


CHORUS
it took your love to remind me
smoke & mirrors only reflect the past
you make my cracks and imperfections
refract the most stunning LIGHT
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“You’ll Never Be Alone”

Posted: September 17, 2018 in Lyrics, Poem
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“You’ll Never Be Alone”
completed on 9.17.18

i watched the dust trail settle
a flower losing its last petal
‘cause I never know where
you are, evidence you just don’t care

i sent you a thousand warnings
flares shot to give you a choice
but you weren’t even looking
now i’m letting this silence be my voice

i lit a match to your excuses
forgave myself for any dues
‘cause you could never find the time
absent during all your prime

i started this letter with hate
but my heart made me restate
this poem is not for you
it’s a promise to another I’ll follow through

family’s not simply chromosomes
but the ones that you can call home
I’ll always be your glue
and always believe in you

I’ll give you all life’s love
from the moment you are born
and as you grow I’m sworn
someone i’ll always be proud of

I’ll be there when you get sick
I’ll be there through thin and thick
you’ll always have a hand to hold
even as you grow old

chorus:
you’ll never be alone
you’ll never feel disowned
I’ll never withhold any love
I’ll always be your stronghold