[Intro - whispered, intimate, almost spoken] My little girl came running to me with a feather in her hand. She said… “Mommy, look… the angels gave it to me.” [soft breath] And for a moment the whole world became quiet. [Verse 1] She held it like a secret sent softly from the sky A little piece of heaven resting in her tiny hands She said… “They’re always near us, Mommy even when we cannot see” And then she started turning like she was dancing with something I couldn’t see [Chorus - angelic, floating] Maybe angels walk beside us closer than we know Maybe heaven leaves us feathers just to let us know You are never walking alone You are held wherever you go When the world becomes quiet enough… you’ll know They’re always near They’re always near [Verse 2] Then my little boy came closer with a story of his own “I gave the angels something… a little heart-shaped stone” “And they gave me back a feather so I would always know they’re watching over us, Mommy everywhere we go״ [Instrumental - Celtic harp, distant flute] [Hebrew whisper - soft, childlike wonder] וְהִסְתַּכַּלְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם וְחָשַׁבְתִּי… אוּלַי יְלָדִים עוֹד זוֹכְרִים מַה שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ שָׁכַחְנוּ שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ אַף פַּעַם לֹא לְבַד [Chorus - female voice + very soft children’s choir] Maybe angels walk beside us closer than we know Maybe heaven leaves us feathers just to let us know You are never walking alone You are held wherever you go And sometimes through the eyes of a child we remember… They’re always near [Bridge - music almost disappears] And I watched my little girl turning in her dress round and round… laughing at the air And I wondered… Maybe she wasn’t dancing alone. Maybe there are things children can still see because nobody taught them yet… not to believe. [Angelic vocalise] Ahhh… Ooh… Ahhh… [Final Chorus - choir slowly rising] So leave a little room for what you cannot see For feathers on the ground and stones shaped like hearts For little hands that still remember heaven For little souls that somehow know… Love is always near Light is always near And maybe… the angels are too. [Outro - Celtic harp, female whisper] “They’re here, Mommy…” “I know.” Always near… Always near…