[Verse 1] The rain on the roof keeps counting days, Our house still hums their names. I make his breakfast, swallow my pain, Pretend the world’s the same. [Verse 2] The kettle screams like it remembers too, The photo frames still sigh. He asks, “When will Mom come home again?” And I can’t find a lie. [Pre-Chorus 1] The silence cuts between our breaths, I hold him through his fevered sleep. If love alone could bring them back, I’d never fall asleep. [Chorus 1] Even if the sky forgets our home, Even if the stars don’t shine, I’ll keep my heart open for him, Because he’s all that’s mine. [Verse 3] Pill bottles clink like quiet chimes, A rhythm of endless care. He smiles between his shallow breaths, And I forget despair. [Verse 4] The world spins on with laughter, Through windows cracked and thin. But joy feels like a foreign sound, That never lets me in. [Pre-Chorus 2] The T.V. flickers shades of life, That don’t belong to me. I wish the night could take my pain, And set my heartache free. [Chorus 2] Even if the dawn refuses light, Even if the moon won’t glow, I’ll keep my hands from letting go, Because he needs me so. [Bridge 1] If they could see me now, this tired shell, Would they be proud or break? I’ve built my hope on borrowed time, And prayed it doesn’t quake. [Verse 5] The nurse says, “He’s stable for tonight,” And I nod through the glass. My reflection looks just like a ghost, That time forgot to pass. [Verse 6] I hum to him our mother’s tune, The one she sang at night. His eyes half-close, he whispers softly, “Sis, it’ll be alright.” [Pre-Chorus 3] But when the lights all fade to black, The tears still find their way. I trace their faces in my dreams, Where pain dissolves away. [Chorus 3] Even if the world forgets our names, Even if the sky won’t care, I’ll keep my soul burning quietly, For the love we share. [Bridge 2 – Instrumental] He is softly breathing, his heart beats slowly. The house exhales. Time slows. [Verse 7] I write his name in a notebook, Beside the word “tomorrow.” Because even grief can grow its roots, In the soil of sorrow. [Verse 8] The dawn seeps through the window frame, Like forgiveness through the dark. And though I’m tired, I still remain, Guarding his fragile spark. [Final Chorus] Even if I never find the sun, Even if my voice grows weak, I’ll keep on singing lullabies, For the life we seek. [Outro] Two shadows dance in morning’s hue, Our ghosts still linger near. I whisper to the empty air “We’re still here.”
