to feel Hanna’s love, see her smile, and hear her laughter

• Genre: Meditative electro-acoustic prayer duet • Vocal Style: • Male lead (Michael): high-pitched, childlike tenor, gentle and emotional • Female duet (Hanna): soft, flowing soprano, singing only in Amharic • Tempo: ~135 BPM (brisk but airy) • Instrumentation: Warm synth pads, soft piano, ambient textures, light kebero drums, African plucked strings, faint gospel choir pads • Mood: Sacred, homey, forgiving, pure • Hook motif: echo subtle melodic phrase for “feel love, hear laughter, Hanna’s hug” with swelling harmonies and piano overtones

[INTRO – MICHAEL]

It’s been a while since
I’ve written
Prayed

Thought about
How I feel

⸻

💭 [VERSE 1 – MICHAEL]

I’ve been watching
Movies and
Shows
In theatres
And at home
When I eat meals
Veg of the couch
Fold laundry

I listen to my songs
On repeat
I’m not sure
Why my songs
Speak to me
Why I listen
To myself
To how I want
To hear

⸻

🏠 [VERSE 2 – MICHAEL]

To make a home
To make decisions
About how
I want to feel
At home
To create warmth
To choose with
Intention
To create a feeling
To allow others to
Observe
To appreciate
My choices
Creating
A peaceful environment
Free of clutter
Free of things
That don’t matter
That I don’t want to see
That I don’t use
That I can live without

⸻

💔 [VERSE 3 – MICHAEL]

That others can live without
Me
Those who do not appreciate
Me
To those that
Do not make a difference
In my life
Who make me feel worse
I want to feel peace
To feel happy
To feel love
To give love

⸻

💖 [CHORUS – MICHAEL]

Hanna is so
Happy to see me
She laughs
She hugs
She says I have the kindest
Heart of anyone
She has ever known

⸻

🌍 [VERSE 4 – MICHAEL]

Let’s speak the language
Of her home
Amharic

The language
Of Ethiopia
Of a place
Where her family
Is home
And yet
To foreigners
May be unsafe

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🌍 [VERSE 4B – HANNA in Amharic]

[Translated segment in Amharic – sung softly by Hanna, Soprano]
ኢትዮጵያ ቤቴ ናት፣ ቤተሰቤ እዚያ ነው።
ለአንተ እንደማይታወቅ ነው፣
ነገር ግን ደህና ነው ለኔ።
(“Ethiopia is my home, my family is there.
To you it may seem unknown,
But to me, it is safe.”)

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🏡 [VERSE 5 – MICHAEL]

We know we
Are more
Than coworkers
When we
Invite each other
Into our homes
Creating safety
A safe place
A place
Where we
Can be ourselves
Where we
Feel loved
Are loved
Where we can accept
Ourselves
Forgive ourselves
Others
With patience
Where we withhold
Judgement
Where we listen
Where we do not
Give unwanted answers
To say you should
To give advice
When no question
Was asked
When words
Are spoken
From fear and concern

⸻

🏡 [VERSE 5B – HANNA in Amharic]

[Translated segment in Amharic – sung softly by Hanna, Soprano]
እኛ ከሥራ በላይ ነን፣
ቤቶቻችንን ከፈትን ሲሰማ።
ደህናነትን እንፈጥራለን፣
በፍቅር፣ በመቀበል፣ በመተማመን፣
በመታገስ እና በመድረሻ የማይሆን
መጀመሪያ ቦታ።
(“We are more than coworkers.
When we open our homes, we create safety.
With love, acceptance, rest—
A beginning, not an end.”)

⸻

🌟 [PRAYER BRIDGE – MICHAEL]

Let us remember
What would God do
Would God
Give advice
Or does God
Listen without speaking
Where we ask ourselves
What would God do
And in that question
We find meaning
We find love
We find forgiveness
Acceptance
And our light
Our smiles
Our hearts
Can be hugged
With your warm embrace
With your open heart
Welcoming me into
Your home
Not a place
I can walk into
Because
It’s inside your heart

⸻

💫 [REFRAIN – MICHAEL]

It’s a feeling
A memory
Created by actions
By our spirits
Not our possessions
Only the souls
Which will last
When we are gone
When the things
Around us disappear
And can not
Be taken with us
We are only left

With our feelings
Our smiles
Our thoughts
Our prayers
And our tears

⸻

🙏 [OUTRO – BOTH in harmony]

MICHAEL:
Ah men
Ah men
Ah—men

HANNA (soft echo in Amharic):
አሜን… አሜን…

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[INTRO – MICHAEL] It’s been a while since I’ve written Prayed Thought about How I feel ⸻ 💭 [VERSE 1 – MICHAEL] I’ve been watching Movies and Shows In theatres And at home When I eat meals Veg of the couch Fold laundry I listen to my songs On repeat I’m not sure Why my songs Speak to me Why I listen To myself To how I want To hear ⸻ 🏠 [VERSE 2 – MICHAEL] To make a home To make decisions About how I want to feel At home To create warmth To choose with Intention To create a feeling To allow others to Observe To appreciate My choices Creating A peaceful environment Free of clutter Free of things That don’t matter That I don’t want to see That I don’t use That I can live without ⸻ 💔 [VERSE 3 – MICHAEL] That others can live without Me Those who do not appreciate Me To those that Do not make a difference In my life Who make me feel worse I want to feel peace To feel happy To feel love To give love ⸻ 💖 [CHORUS – MICHAEL] Hanna is so Happy to see me She laughs She hugs She says I have the kindest Heart of anyone She has ever known ⸻ 🌍 [VERSE 4 – MICHAEL] Let’s speak the language Of her home Amharic The language Of Ethiopia Of a place Where her family Is home And yet To foreigners May be unsafe ⸻ 🌍 [VERSE 4B – HANNA in Amharic] [Translated segment in Amharic – sung softly by Hanna, Soprano] ኢትዮጵያ ቤቴ ናት፣ ቤተሰቤ እዚያ ነው። ለአንተ እንደማይታወቅ ነው፣ ነገር ግን ደህና ነው ለኔ። (“Ethiopia is my home, my family is there. To you it may seem unknown, But to me, it is safe.”) ⸻ 🏡 [VERSE 5 – MICHAEL] We know we Are more Than coworkers When we Invite each other Into our homes Creating safety A safe place A place Where we Can be ourselves Where we Feel loved Are loved Where we can accept Ourselves Forgive ourselves Others With patience Where we withhold Judgement Where we listen Where we do not Give unwanted answers To say you should To give advice When no question Was asked When words Are spoken From fear and concern ⸻ 🏡 [VERSE 5B – HANNA in Amharic] [Translated segment in Amharic – sung softly by Hanna, Soprano] እኛ ከሥራ በላይ ነን፣ ቤቶቻችንን ከፈትን ሲሰማ። ደህናነትን እንፈጥራለን፣ በፍቅር፣ በመቀበል፣ በመተማመን፣ በመታገስ እና በመድረሻ የማይሆን መጀመሪያ ቦታ። (“We are more than coworkers. When we open our homes, we create safety. With love, acceptance, rest— A beginning, not an end.”) ⸻ 🌟 [PRAYER BRIDGE – MICHAEL] Let us remember What would God do Would God Give advice Or does God Listen without speaking Where we ask ourselves What would God do And in that question We find meaning We find love We find forgiveness Acceptance And our light Our smiles Our hearts Can be hugged With your warm embrace With your open heart Welcoming me into Your home Not a place I can walk into Because It’s inside your heart ⸻ 💫 [REFRAIN – MICHAEL] It’s a feeling A memory Created by actions By our spirits Not our possessions Only the souls Which will last When we are gone When the things Around us disappear And can not Be taken with us We are only left With our feelings Our smiles Our thoughts Our prayers And our tears ⸻ 🙏 [OUTRO – BOTH in harmony] MICHAEL: Ah men Ah men Ah—men HANNA (soft echo in Amharic): አሜን… አሜን…

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