Did My Parents Know

Verse 1 They say Asimov once wondered, looking to the skies, “Is there life out there, or are we all that’s alive?” And he said both answers, in their own way, shine, I’ve carried that question deep inside of mine. Chorus Did my parents know? Did they see through the lies I wove? Eleven years of secrets in that childhood home, Schemes and stories, wardrobes hidden low… Did they choose silence, or did I fool them so? Tell me—did my parents know? Verse 2 At ten I started dressing, in the quiet of my room, Learning how to cover tracks, how to hide the truth. A boy with a secret, too young to understand, How silence can echo louder than a reprimand. Chorus Did my parents know? Did they see through the lies I wove? Eleven years of secrets in that childhood home, Schemes and stories, wardrobes hidden low… Did they choose silence, or did I fool them so? Tell me—did my parents know? Bridge If they knew, and let it be, Did they think they were protecting me? Or if they never saw at all, How did I learn to build these walls? Chorus (refrain, softer first, then rising) Did my parents know? Did they feel the weight I hold? All these years of silence shaping who I’ve grown… It was never spoken, so I never found my road, Now I’m still asking, did my parents know? Outro Like the stars above, no answer in the night, Both truths are haunting, and both feel right. If they knew, or if they didn’t show… I’m still wondering—did my parents know?