Title: FAMILY (What It Is, What It Isn't) [Verse 1] I grew up thinking family meant Walking on eggshell floors, Listening for the sound of keys And wondering what walked through the door. I thought love was keeping quiet, Keeping peace, keeping score, Giving pieces of yourself away Till you didn't know what you were anymore. [Pre-Chorus] But time has a way of teaching What a child could never know, And the seeds we plant in broken ground Can still become a rose. [Chorus] Family is shelter when the storm comes down, A hand reaching out when you're scared to drown, A place where your voice doesn't have to be small, Love doesn't make you disappear at all. Family is kindness, Family is grace, Family is knowing You belong in the space. And family isn't fear, Family isn't pain, Family isn't making a child Carry a grown person's shame. No... That's not family. [Hook - Crowd Sing Along] You don't have to hide anymore! (Hey!) You don't have to fight anymore! (Hey!) You don't have to carry the world alone! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! [Verse 2] Family isn't perfect pictures, Or matching names on a tree, It's the people that stand beside you And let you be free. It's the auntie that calls to check on you, The brother who stayed, The friend who became a sister, The love that never walked away. [Pre-Chorus] Blood can start a story, But love decides the end, And sometimes the family you're born into Isn't the family that helps you mend. [Chorus] Family is shelter when the storm comes down, A hand reaching out when you're scared to drown, A place where your voice doesn't have to be small, Love doesn't make you disappear at all. Family is laughter, Family is light, Family is knowing You'll be alright. And family isn't fear, Family isn't blame, Family isn't teaching a little child To believe they're the one to blame. No... That's not family. [Hook - Bigger] You don't have to hide anymore! (EVERYBODY!) You don't have to fight anymore! (EVERYBODY!) You don't have to carry the world alone! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! [Epic Bridge] Family is mothers! Family is fathers! Family is sisters! Family is brothers! Family is grandparents! Aunties and uncles! Cousins and stories! Circles inside circles! Family is chosen! Family is found! Family is the people Who lift you off the ground! Family is healing! Family is home! Family is never letting Someone stand alone! If you love somebody, Tell them now! If you need somebody, Call them now! Life moves fast! Tomorrow flies! Don't wait till goodbye To say what's inside! [Final Chorus - Stadium] Family is shelter when the storm comes down, A hand reaching out when you're scared to drown, A place where your voice doesn't have to be small, Love doesn't make you disappear at all! Family is hope! Family is grace! Family says, "You belong in this place!" Family is lifting each other higher! Passing down love instead of fire! Building a future where children know: They are wanted! They are worthy! They are loved! They are heard! And that's what family is! [Final Hook - Music Drops Out] You don't have to hide anymore! You don't have to fight anymore! You don't have to carry the world alone! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! LOVE IS HOME! [Outro] So here's to the broken, The healing, The learning, The ones still finding their way. May we be the family We always needed. Starting today. LOVE IS HOME. LOVE IS HOME. LOVE IS HOME. Yeah... LOVE IS HOME.
