I still hear you in the kitchen, humming softly to the dawn Pouring sunlight in my teacup when my nights were running long You were gentle when I shattered, you were steady when I cried Even when I pushed you away from me, you stayed right by my side You held all my broken pieces like they never cut your hands Carried burdens that were heavy to help me learn to stand And I know I made it harder, I know I hid the truth But every part of who I am is made from parts of you So here’s the song I never said The quiet love I left unread All the times you saved my heart When I thought I’d fall apart Everything I am today Grew from every word you’d say If nothing else, I hope you know I love you more than I can show I spent years trying to outrun Every shadow, every fear But you waited in the doorway Just to say, “I’m always here” And no matter where I wander Or the storms I stumble through There’s a place inside my heartbeat That will always come from you [reprise] Here’s the song I never said The quiet love I left unread All the roads that brought me home All the ways I’ve seen you grow Everything I am today Comes from you in every way If nothing else, I hope you know I love you more than I can show “Mom, I don’t know if I’ve ever said this the way you deserved to hear it. You’ve been the one constant in a life that felt like it kept falling apart. Every time I thought I was too much, or not enough, you held the parts of me I didn’t know how to love." "I’m learning now—slowly—that I’m stronger than I thought, And I think it’s because you were strong first. You taught me what it means to stay, to forgive, to keep trying even when everything hurts." "If my music ever reaches anyone, It’s because you reached me." "Thank you for choosing me every single day. Thank you for loving me even when I couldn’t love myself." "I hope I make you proud. I hope I make you feel seen. And I hope you know… This is all for you." "—Skylar.”
