10.The Moment They Come to Love Me

A warm SATB church choir sings in A minor using pure, sustained "ah" and "oh" vowels, Close four-part harmonies float softly, dynamics kept delicate with only gentle crescendos ushering in the chorus, Each note lingers with expansive long hall reverb, creating an ethereal space

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[Chorus]  
What a coincidence that you finally see me now
When every minute of care costs like numbers chasing my breath
Suddenly they ask why my illness takes so long to heal
And the doctor I trusted is accused of taking money for himself

[Verse 2]  
A little brother enters the equation of my heart
Their eyes divide and divide, like the last pill shared between us
Whispers by the bedside reach me clearer than my own heartbeat
“Is it taking so long because they’re overcharging?” — it drifts through the pale room

[Chorus]  
What a coincidence that you remember me at this time
When every minute of treatment runs like numbers chasing fear
Suddenly they ask why my illness takes so long to heal
So I force a smile, pretend I’m better, so I won’t cost you anymore

[Bridge]  
I don’t know what love is in this glaring room
Is that hand holding mine out of worry, or because the bill keeps growing?
If I really disappear, will anyone sit in this chair?
Or will missing me fade away along with the debt?

[Chorus]  
What a coincidence — if one day I get well again
Will anyone still watch me every minute when there are no numbers chasing breath?
The question in your eyes — why does my illness take so long to heal —
Leaves a longer mark in me than the last pill I swallowed

[Verse 3]  
The truth is my parents are strange
I grew up with rules I hardly understood
Words that spoke louder than the heart’s own voice
But I still love them just the same

[Verse 4]  
I told this story in a song before — if you heard it, you might see the picture
Raised in a home that was warm and oddly strange
Smiles and scars sat on the same table

[Chorus]  
The truth is my parents are strange
Does that make me strange too? I don’t know (I don’t know)
But I don’t blame anyone for this
My parents received this the same way they passed it on
It carried down to me, a chain that reached my life
And I will stop it here

[Verse 5]  
Sometimes their scolding was only a voice of fear
Afraid the world would make me disappear
They loved in the way they had been loved before
Even if it hurt me deep inside

[Chorus]  
The truth is my parents are strange
So maybe I turned out strange too — whatever that means (whatever that means)
I don’t want to point fingers at anyone
My parents received this the same way they passed it on
It carried down to me, and now I will draw a new pattern for the next generation

[Bridge 2]  
If you hear my whole story, will you still love me?
Will a strange child from a strange home be someone you can live with?
I only ask that you see I’m trying
Slowly putting down the heavy things they handed me

[Chorus — Final]  
The truth is my parents are strange
And the truth is I’m still learning (still learning)
To love without making anyone hurt too much
My parents received this the same way they passed it on
I will take it, then gently set it down
Let it end here, inside my heart — enough for now

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[Verse 1] Family only loves me at that perfect beat, it seems The day I lay clutching test results on a bed that smelled of medicine Usually they only show up once in a while But that day the chairs were full of warm‑masked faces (hey) [Chorus] What a coincidence that you finally see me now When every minute of care costs like numbers chasing my breath Suddenly they ask why my illness takes so long to heal And the doctor I trusted is accused of taking money for himself [Verse 2] A little brother enters the equation of my heart Their eyes divide and divide, like the last pill shared between us Whispers by the bedside reach me clearer than my own heartbeat “Is it taking so long because they’re overcharging?” — it drifts through the pale room [Chorus] What a coincidence that you remember me at this time When every minute of treatment runs like numbers chasing fear Suddenly they ask why my illness takes so long to heal So I force a smile, pretend I’m better, so I won’t cost you anymore [Bridge] I don’t know what love is in this glaring room Is that hand holding mine out of worry, or because the bill keeps growing? If I really disappear, will anyone sit in this chair? Or will missing me fade away along with the debt? [Chorus] What a coincidence — if one day I get well again Will anyone still watch me every minute when there are no numbers chasing breath? The question in your eyes — why does my illness take so long to heal — Leaves a longer mark in me than the last pill I swallowed [Verse 3] The truth is my parents are strange I grew up with rules I hardly understood Words that spoke louder than the heart’s own voice But I still love them just the same [Verse 4] I told this story in a song before — if you heard it, you might see the picture Raised in a home that was warm and oddly strange Smiles and scars sat on the same table [Chorus] The truth is my parents are strange Does that make me strange too? I don’t know (I don’t know) But I don’t blame anyone for this My parents received this the same way they passed it on It carried down to me, a chain that reached my life And I will stop it here [Verse 5] Sometimes their scolding was only a voice of fear Afraid the world would make me disappear They loved in the way they had been loved before Even if it hurt me deep inside [Chorus] The truth is my parents are strange So maybe I turned out strange too — whatever that means (whatever that means) I don’t want to point fingers at anyone My parents received this the same way they passed it on It carried down to me, and now I will draw a new pattern for the next generation [Bridge 2] If you hear my whole story, will you still love me? Will a strange child from a strange home be someone you can live with? I only ask that you see I’m trying Slowly putting down the heavy things they handed me [Chorus — Final] The truth is my parents are strange And the truth is I’m still learning (still learning) To love without making anyone hurt too much My parents received this the same way they passed it on I will take it, then gently set it down Let it end here, inside my heart — enough for now

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