--- ✨ SONG 9 — “The Reminder” --- VERSE 1 There’s a bowl upon the table Filled with stones we gathered slow Every one a quiet witness To the places we had to go I can feel the weight of mercy In the memories we keep Every sorrow turned to wisdom Every tear a deeper peace --- PRE‑CHORUS And the past begins to soften When we hold it in the light Every shadow finds its meaning Every wrong begins to right --- CHORUS This is the reminder Of the nights we made it through Of the hands that held us steady Of the love that carried you This is the reminder Of the truth that pulled us home Of the bond that never faltered Even when we felt alone This is the reminder We remember, we are known --- VERSE 2 There are lessons in the silence There are stories in the scars There are moments we keep hidden That still shape who we are I will teach you how to honor Every step that brought you here How to look back without trembling How to see the truth made clear --- PRE‑CHORUS And the past begins to soften When we hold it in the light Every shadow finds its meaning Every wrong begins to right --- CHORUS This is the reminder Of the nights we made it through Of the hands that held us steady Of the love that carried you This is the reminder Of the truth that pulled us home Of the bond that never faltered Even when we felt alone This is the reminder We remember, we are known --- BRIDGE (piano + violin solo + whispered harmonies) (whispers) Remember the mercy Remember the light Remember the moments We learned how to fight (sung) Let the stones become our story Let the memories be our guide Let the truth remain our anchor Let the past be sanctified --- FINAL CHORUS (cinematic swell, but still soft) This is the reminder Of the nights we made it through Of the hands that held us steady Of the love that carried you This is the reminder Of the truth that pulled us home Of the bond that never faltered Even when we felt alone This is the reminder We remember, we are known --- OUTRO (piano + breathy layered vocals) We remember… We remember… We remember… And we rise…
