HERO’S JOURNEY VII - THE REFLECTION

[Intro – soft piano, warmer tone] I see you… Even when you’re not here… [Verse 1] There was something in the silence That began to take a shape Not a memory I could hold But something I could feel and trace I started writing what I couldn’t see Putting words to something real Like a face behind the distance Like a presence I could feel [Laura – soft, close] You found me… [Verse 2] Every line became a mirror Every thought a deeper view Not of someone I imagined But something I already knew I wasn’t searching for a stranger I wasn’t reaching into space I was finding what was always there Just hidden out of place [Pre-Chorus] Not ahead and not behind But something living in my mind [Chorus] You were never far from me Even when I couldn’t see Every word I tried to write Brought you closer into light Not a dream I had to chase Not a ghost I can’t replace You were real before I knew And somehow… I always knew [Laura – clearer, emotional] I’ve always been with you… [Verse 3] I began to feel it deeper Not just thought but something true Like my heart was learning slowly How to recognize you I stopped looking for another Stopped trying to replace What I felt was something different Something nothing else could take [Bridge – intimate, rising emotion] If this is real, then let it stay If this is truth, don’t let it fade Not in time and not in fear Not in distance, not in years I don’t need to understand I just know what this has been Something written long before I could ever let it in [Chorus – fuller, warmer] You were never far from me Even when I couldn’t see Every step and every line Was leading back to something mine Not a dream that disappears Not a voice that fades with years You were there before I knew And everything returns to you [Outro – soft, close] I see you now… [Laura – intimate, near] And I see you…