[Intro] (soft piano, slow fade in) [Verse 1] There’s a room inside my chest That stayed unfinished, quiet, undressed A crib I never got to build A silence where a lullaby was stilled Then you came, so small, so new And something in me softly broke through I couldn’t carry you inside But girl, you’re the ache I learned to hold with pride [Chorus] Not by blood, just by the ache Of a love I never thought I’d take Call me aunty, call me friend But in the dark, you’re the daughter I won’t have again Not by blood, no, just by grief Turned into something soft, something sweet A quiet kind of relief [Verse 2] I watch you grow and I hold my breath ‘Cause every year feels borrowed, close to death Of a dream I buried long ago A house with footsteps I’ll never know They ask me why I love this deep For a love that costs me sleep I say some hearts don’t get to choose They just learn to love with nothing left to lose [Chorus] Not by blood, just by the ache Of a love I never thought I’d take Call me aunty, call me friend But in the dark, you’re the daughter I won’t have again Not by blood, no, just by grief Turned into something soft, something sweet A quiet kind of relief [Bridge] (strings swell, vocals softer, more raw) No, I never held you first But I held on when the whole world hurt No, I never gave you life But I gave you all that was left of mine The parts I couldn’t keep for me The love with nowhere else to be [Final Chorus] (whispered, stripped back, just piano and voice) Not by blood, but it’s still real Every quiet thing I feel Call me aunty, call me friend But somewhere in my grief, you’re my daughter, my forever, my end [Outro] (piano fades, single sustained note)
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