I'm Still here, Dad
Verse 1
You still reach out in the morning, Dad
Like I’m just in the next room
You still say my name without thinking
Then the silence answers you
There’s a space where I should be standing
A chair that stays pulled out
But love like ours doesn’t vanish
It just learns a different sound
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Pre-Chorus
I know the nights get heavy
And the tears don’t ask permission
But I’m closer than the distance
You just can’t see with your vision
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Chorus
I’m not gone, Dad, I just changed places
Still right there in your everyday spaces
In the songs on the radio you didn’t choose
In the quiet, I’m reaching you
When you see that cardinal sitting close
Or that deer that won’t run when you’re near
That’s me trying to find a way through
I’m still with you, Dad, I’m still right here
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Verse 2
You keep holding all the memories, Dad
Like they’re fragile in your hands
Scared if you let yourself feel them
They might slip away again
But every laugh we ever shared
Every moment, every sound
They’re not locked in the past somewhere
They’re alive in you right now
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Pre-Chorus
I’m in every quiet moment
In the things you almost say
In the love that keeps on reaching
Even though I couldn’t stay
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Chorus
I’m not gone, Dad, I just changed places
Still right there in your everyday spaces
In the songs on the radio you didn’t choose
In the quiet, I’m reaching you
When you see that cardinal sitting close
Or that deer that won’t run when you’re near
That’s me trying to find a way through
I’m still with you, Dad, I’m still right here
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Bridge
So say my name, don’t be afraid, Dad
Love doesn’t leave, it rearranges
And every step that you take alone
I promise you, you’re not on your own
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Soft Chorus (Breakdown)
I’m in the air when you can’t breathe
In every moment you still need me
In every whisper you hold onto
I’m still with you
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Final Chorus
I’m not gone, Dad, I just changed places
Still right there in your everyday spaces
In your heart, in your soul, in the love we grew
That’s the part they can’t undo
When it hurts and the missing feels loud
And the world just keeps moving on
Close your eyes, I’m still right there too
I’m still with you, Dad… I’m still right here
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Outro
So when you’re talking to the silence, Dad
Just know I’m listening too
You didn’t lose me
I’m still with you