4. Sheltered (I Do-I Do)

Hook When the world go quiet, I’ll call your name. When your heart get heavy, I’ll hold that weight. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. Let the cold world fade, I’ll stay right here. Even when your soul feels tired and scared. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. ⸻ Verse 1: She raised you in that silence, no affection in her tone, A house ain’t home when every room feel like you on your own. Bible on the table, but love was never shown, They praised the preacher’s words more than the pain inside your bones. You were told to pray the hurt away, stay humble, never speak, Obedience became your cage — your wings grew weak. She claimed sacrifice, but the price was your youth, Took most every check you earned like your living wasn’t yours too. Said “God’s your father” but treated you like property, Loved the power more than the child you were trying to be. ⸻ Hook When the world go quiet, I’ll call your name. When your heart get heavy, I’ll hold that weight. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. Let the cold world fade, I’ll stay right here. Even when your soul feels tired and scared. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. ⸻ Verse 2: You worked long hours, just a kid trying to breathe, She took most your check like survival had a fee. Turned your hands into labor, made your spirit feel small, You were living in that house, but you weren’t living at all. Threats thrown over dishes, and the tone turned vicious, Sheltered from the world, couldn’t step beyond the block, Went two houses away, but the time was clocked, A whole life outside but your freedom stayed locked. ⸻ Hook When the world go quiet, I’ll call your name. When your heart get heavy, I’ll hold that weight. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. Let the cold world fade, I’ll stay right here. Even when your soul feels tired and scared. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. ⸻ Verse 3: When you got older, the demands only grew, “Buy a car or leave” — that ultimatum bruised you. No softness in her voice, just power being used, A mother’s love shouldn’t sound like something you could lose. The hurt sat in your chest like weight you couldn’t drop, It followed every room, every breath, every thought. But I’m right here — I’m unchaining what you carried so long, You are worthy of love, and you’ve been worthy all along. ⸻ Hook When the world go quiet, I’ll call your name. When your heart get heavy, I’ll hold that weight. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. Let the cold world fade, I’ll stay right here. Even when your soul feels tired and scared. If nobody loves you, then I’ll say it first — I do. I do. ⸻ Outro You’re not alone. Not now. Not then. Not ever. And if no one else ever says it — I love you Saysayyyyyy