Verse 1]
Dear Mama, I heard you cry,
Silent tears in the dead of night.
Body shaking, walls too thin,
I froze up—I stayed right in.
House so quiet it felt like fear,
Every breath said “danger’s near.”
Little me just on that floor,
Too scared to reach, to open doors.
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[Pre-Chorus]
I was young, I couldn’t move,
Didn’t know what I could do…
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[Chorus]
All I heard was whispers in the dark,
Broken love and a shattered heart.
I was there but I felt so far,
Tryna heal what left these scars.
I was small, I played my part,
Held it in, fell apart.
All I knew was don’t make a sound—
Maybe love would come back around.
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[Verse 2]
No packed lunch, no braided hair,
Just empty mornings, no one there.
Plastic trays and hollow days,
Feeding pain in quiet ways.
You were chasing highs and lows,
Fighting ghosts I didn’t know.
Still I watched you fall apart,
Wish I could’ve took your heart.
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[Pre-Chorus]
Thought if I was good enough,
We could live through all that stuff…
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[Chorus]
All I heard was whispers in the dark,
Broken love and a shattered heart.
I was there but I felt so far,
Tryna heal what left these scars.
I was small, I played my part,
Held it in, fell apart.
All I knew was don’t make a sound—
Maybe love would come back around.
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[Bridge]
He was there but not my own,
Cold eyes cut me to the bone.
Fists and words I couldn’t fight,
So I disappeared at night.
I stayed quiet, I stayed still,
Trained my pain to never spill.
Child mind but I learned fast—
How to make the silence last.
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[Break / Soft Drop]
I’m sorry… I couldn’t save you…
I didn’t know… what to do…
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[Final Chorus]
All I hear are whispers in my mind,
Echoes of a different time.
I forgive but I still bleed,
From the love you couldn’t be.
I was fire beneath your feet,
Born from pain, not from sweet.
And I still hope somewhere you see—
There’s a part of you in me.
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[Outro]
Dear Mama… if you hear me now,
I swear I tried, I just didn’t know how.
I forgive the things we couldn’t be…
But I still hope you’re proud of me.
Piperannxl
