Second Beating Heart

“Starlit Studio | Strange Little Worlds”

soul ballad, Irish lament, funeral/gospel-influenced soul

Verse 1
I don’t know how to speak your name
Without my voice beginning to break,
You were there before I understood
How much one heart could take.

Nine months between us, that was all,
But we were never far apart,
You were running through my childhood
Like a second beating heart.

Pre-Chorus
And people say that time will heal,
But they don’t know this kind of pain,
They don’t know what it means to lose
The one who knew your first name.

Chorus
Half of my heart was born with you,
Half of my soul went silent too,
When you left without goodbye,
Something in me also died.

My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin,
Where do I end, where do you begin?
I am still here, but it’s not the same,
I carry your love, and I carry your name.

Verse 2
I see you in the little things,
In songs we never got to sing,
In old jokes nobody else would know,
In places I can’t bear to go.

I reach for memories like a coat
I used to wear when I was young,
But grief has hands around my throat,
And every breath says, “He is gone.”

Pre-Chorus 2
And I would give my years away
To hear you laugh just one more time,
To see you standing at the door
Like life had changed its mind.

Chorus
Half of my heart was born with you,
Half of my soul went silent too,
When you left without goodbye,
Something in me also died.

My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin,
Where do I end, where do you begin?
I am still here, but it’s not the same,
I carry your love, and I carry your name.

Bridge
Were you scared? Were you alone?
Did angels come and take you home?
Did our mother call you through the light?
Did Dad play music in the night?

I ask the sky, but it won’t speak,
I ask my dreams, I ask the sea,
And every tear that leaves my eyes
Still looks for where you used to be.

Final Chorus
Half of my heart was born with you,
Half of my soul still reaches through,
Past the silence, past the blue,
Trying to find its way to you.

My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin,
I loved you before life even began,
Nine months apart, but bound by flame,
I carry your love, and I carry your name.

Outro
So sleep now, Sean, where the green fields rise,
Past the pain, past the last goodbye,
And when my road is over too,
I’ll find the part I lost in you.

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Verse 1 I don’t know how to speak your name Without my voice beginning to break, You were there before I understood How much one heart could take. Nine months between us, that was all, But we were never far apart, You were running through my childhood Like a second beating heart. Pre-Chorus And people say that time will heal, But they don’t know this kind of pain, They don’t know what it means to lose The one who knew your first name. Chorus Half of my heart was born with you, Half of my soul went silent too, When you left without goodbye, Something in me also died. My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin, Where do I end, where do you begin? I am still here, but it’s not the same, I carry your love, and I carry your name. Verse 2 I see you in the little things, In songs we never got to sing, In old jokes nobody else would know, In places I can’t bear to go. I reach for memories like a coat I used to wear when I was young, But grief has hands around my throat, And every breath says, “He is gone.” Pre-Chorus 2 And I would give my years away To hear you laugh just one more time, To see you standing at the door Like life had changed its mind. Chorus Half of my heart was born with you, Half of my soul went silent too, When you left without goodbye, Something in me also died. My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin, Where do I end, where do you begin? I am still here, but it’s not the same, I carry your love, and I carry your name. Bridge Were you scared? Were you alone? Did angels come and take you home? Did our mother call you through the light? Did Dad play music in the night? I ask the sky, but it won’t speak, I ask my dreams, I ask the sea, And every tear that leaves my eyes Still looks for where you used to be. Final Chorus Half of my heart was born with you, Half of my soul still reaches through, Past the silence, past the blue, Trying to find its way to you. My brother, my shadow, my almost-twin, I loved you before life even began, Nine months apart, but bound by flame, I carry your love, and I carry your name. Outro So sleep now, Sean, where the green fields rise, Past the pain, past the last goodbye, And when my road is over too, I’ll find the part I lost in you.

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