This song is about my dad. He is fading away, and I visit him trying to hold a steady face. What looks like calm is the only way I can survive the day. I DON’T SCREAM! — because once, he was there for me. Now I am here for him. I wanna add one more thing. This song reminds me of what he was - and not what he has become. He is behaving so differently now- it is unbearable 🔥 NDC TT: FLAMENCO EDITION 🔥 Genre: Flamenco (fusion & blends are very welcome) 🪕 Theme: “A Livable Truth” 🌫️ ⛰️❄️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆❄️⛰️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆❄️⛰️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆ 🎵 NDC – NORDIC DISCORD CHALLENGE 🎵 ⛰️❄️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆❄️⛰️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆❄️⛰️⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆ © [2026] #ByDOT🔥- All rights reserved. I DON’T SCREAM! (about dementia) #ByDOT🔥 Visiting hours start at ten I sit inside my car till then Engine off but fingers tight Breathing slow before the light Rearview mirror, steady face Wipe the tremble into place [Verse 1] His name is written on the board Black letters by a narrow door I knock before I step inside Like he’s still strong with something to hide The room smells clean, the curtains thin Machines hum softly under skin He asks me if I drove alone If mom is waiting back at home I answer slow, I answer mild Like I’m still somebody’s child I DON’T SCREAM! I DON’T SCREAM! I say, “See you tomorrow.” [Chorus ] He was there He was there When the world was far too wide He was there When I was small When I would fall There was no fear He was there He was there He was there Solid as the air If I could sleep at night It was because He was there [Verse 2 ] I bring him coffee he won’t drink I tell him what I think I think He listens like he understands Then drifts away inside his hands He says he shoveled snow all day In summer heat in late July I nod and smile, I don’t correct I let that version stay intact Because it lets him stand I DON’T SCREAM! I DON’T SCREAM! I say, “See you tomorrow.” Even when I don’t know. [Chorus ] He was there He was there When the dark came near the stairs He was there Through every storm Through every year I stood tall ‘Cause he was there He was there He was there My ground, my prayer If I can stand right now It’s because He was there One day the name on that white board Will not be his anymore One day I’ll sit inside my car With nowhere left to go I rehearse the sentence Without collapsing He was there. He was there He was there When I had nothing else He was there When I was afraid When I was unsure I felt safe He was there He was there He was there And if I’m standing here While my hands won’t stop their burn It’s because He was there. [Outro ] He was there............ © [2026] #ByDOT🔥- All rights reserved.
