[Verse 1] There’s a quiet in the corners of my memory, A soft reminder of the days when life felt light. Back when the world was easier to understand And nothing cut quite as deep as it does tonight. I feel saudade like a slow ache rising A longing for everything I didn’t know I’d miss, For mornings that weren’t rushed or heavy, For moments I didn’t realize were bliss. [Pre-Chorus] And every day moves faster than I’m ready, Leaving me reaching back through time… Trying to hold on to pieces Of a life that once felt like mine. [Chorus] Oh, saudade You’re the ache I keep tucked away, The pull of years I can’t rewind. I reach for faces I can’t touch now, Moments fading into the back of my mind. If time steals what I love the most, Then let me keep what the years can’t take A place inside me where the past still lives, Where love stays even when hearts break. [Verse 2] I miss my parents more than I can say Their voices, their laughter, the comfort they gave. There are days I’d give anything for one more hour, One more talk, one more moment I could save. It’s strange how grief grows with the years, How their absence feels louder as life goes on. I still catch myself wanting to call them, Forgetting somehow that they’re gone. [Pre-Chorus] And love… I miss the rush of beginning, The spark that made everything feel new. Now I hold those memories carefully, Afraid that time will take them, too. [Chorus] Oh, saudade You’re the ache I keep tucked away, The pull of years I can’t rewind. I reach for faces I can’t touch now, Moments fading into the back of my mind. If time steals what I love the most, Then let me keep what the years can’t take A place inside me where the past still lives, Where love stays even when hearts break. [Verse 3] And my children… I swear they grew up faster than the seasons. One day they needed me for everything, The next they’re carving out their own reasons. I’m proud, I’m grateful, I’m honored But there’s a quiet ache when I realize Those little voices, those tiny hands Are now memories I carry behind my eyes. If I could slow the world just once, I’d go back to when they ran to me When “Dad” was the center of their universe, Even if only briefly. [Bridge] Hold Hold on to what’s left of the moment. Grief is the shadow Of love we’ve known. Time keeps moving, Even when we don’t. I am the witness To all I’ve outgrown… And everything I had, And everything I’ve known. [Final Chorus] Oh, saudade Sing me the truth I’m scared to face: That nothing lasts the way it begins. But let the past sit gently on my shoulders, Let me keep the love beneath the skin. If time steals what I love the most, Then let me be shaped by what remains Because in this longing, in this aching, I find proof that love still stays. [Outro] So I carry these memories softly, Let them rest inside my chest For saudade isn’t sorrow, It’s the love that refuses to rest.
