12 - You’ve Always Been My Inspiration

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[Intro - Spoken, tender]
I finished the album.
You would've asked why it's in English.
Then you would've told me to turn it up.

[Verse 1 - Warm, nostalgic]
You'd sit beside the piano
Your phone turned over in your lap
I'd play something without any lyrics
You'd make up words before I finished

You never knew the names of the chords
But you could tell when I was hiding
You'd say, “I don't believe that line”
Then, “Wait, play the beginning again”

[Pre-Chorus - Tender, building]
Sometimes I'd defend every word
Then change them once you'd gone
I'd send you the new version
Without admitting I'd listened all along

[Chorus - Open, heartfelt]
You've always been my inspiration
Long before I sang about losing you
In your questions, in the way
You'd make me start again and tell the truth

I wish I could have played you
Songs I'd written for a different reason
But this is all I've found a way to say
Since I stopped hearing your reply
I'm dedicating this album to you
I wish I could just place it in your hands

[Verse 2 - Intimate, grieving]
I started soon after I lost you
Not knowing if I'd finish even one
English let me try to say the things
I couldn't find a way to say at home

I kept the sound of certain breaths
The moments when I almost stopped
Then found a place for how you used to laugh
Among the things that broke my heart

[Pre-Chorus - Fragile, honest]
There are lines where I'm still angry
And others where I want to apologize
I didn't make you perfect in these songs
You'd never let me get away with that

[Chorus - Open, heartfelt]
You've always been my inspiration
Long before I sang about losing you
In your questions, in the way
You'd make me start again and tell the truth

[Bridge - Bare, vulnerable]
I put your name in the thank-you notes
Then sat there staring at the screen
I wished that it would light up on my phone
With “I'll listen when I get home” underneath

Everybody asks me if I'm proud
I think I am, but something's missing
I've finished my first album in English
And I still don't know your favorite song

[Build - Trembling, affectionate]
You'd tell me which part went too long
Which chorus you couldn't get out of your head
We would've argued over one word
Then you'd ask to hear it all again

[Final Chorus - Full, aching]
You've always been my inspiration
Long before these months of asking why
When we each had dreams we chased
And a thousand things to talk about at night

I want them to hear who you were
Even in the songs where I fall apart
To picture you laughing for a moment
And understand why I miss you this much

I'm dedicating this album to you
I put in everything I knew how to say
There's still so much of you
I'll never find a way to fit into a song

You've always been my inspiration
I wish I'd told you just like that

[Outro - Spoken, affectionate]
Maïka…
Which one would you have made me do again?

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[Intro - Spoken, tender] I finished the album. You would've asked why it's in English. Then you would've told me to turn it up. [Verse 1 - Warm, nostalgic] You'd sit beside the piano Your phone turned over in your lap I'd play something without any lyrics You'd make up words before I finished You never knew the names of the chords But you could tell when I was hiding You'd say, “I don't believe that line” Then, “Wait, play the beginning again” [Pre-Chorus - Tender, building] Sometimes I'd defend every word Then change them once you'd gone I'd send you the new version Without admitting I'd listened all along [Chorus - Open, heartfelt] You've always been my inspiration Long before I sang about losing you In your questions, in the way You'd make me start again and tell the truth I wish I could have played you Songs I'd written for a different reason But this is all I've found a way to say Since I stopped hearing your reply I'm dedicating this album to you I wish I could just place it in your hands [Verse 2 - Intimate, grieving] I started soon after I lost you Not knowing if I'd finish even one English let me try to say the things I couldn't find a way to say at home I kept the sound of certain breaths The moments when I almost stopped Then found a place for how you used to laugh Among the things that broke my heart [Pre-Chorus - Fragile, honest] There are lines where I'm still angry And others where I want to apologize I didn't make you perfect in these songs You'd never let me get away with that [Chorus - Open, heartfelt] You've always been my inspiration Long before I sang about losing you In your questions, in the way You'd make me start again and tell the truth I wish I could have played you Songs I'd written for a different reason But this is all I've found a way to say Since I stopped hearing your reply I'm dedicating this album to you I wish I could just place it in your hands [Bridge - Bare, vulnerable] I put your name in the thank-you notes Then sat there staring at the screen I wished that it would light up on my phone With “I'll listen when I get home” underneath Everybody asks me if I'm proud I think I am, but something's missing I've finished my first album in English And I still don't know your favorite song [Build - Trembling, affectionate] You'd tell me which part went too long Which chorus you couldn't get out of your head We would've argued over one word Then you'd ask to hear it all again [Final Chorus - Full, aching] You've always been my inspiration Long before these months of asking why When we each had dreams we chased And a thousand things to talk about at night I want them to hear who you were Even in the songs where I fall apart To picture you laughing for a moment And understand why I miss you this much I'm dedicating this album to you I put in everything I knew how to say There's still so much of you I'll never find a way to fit into a song You've always been my inspiration I wish I'd told you just like that [Outro - Spoken, affectionate] Maïka… Which one would you have made me do again?

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