Hope You See Me Now

(Verse 1)
I still talk to you when I’m alone,
Like you’re sitting in your chair at home,
Like nothing changed, like time stood still,
Like somehow… it always will.
You were the one who made me feel
Like I was more than what was real,
When I was lost, when I was scared,
You were the proof that someone cared.
(Pre-Chorus)
And I swear I hear you in my head sometimes,
Saying, “don’t you give up on your life…”
(Chorus)
Nan, I could never love you enough,
You were the hands that held me up,
You saw the good I couldn’t see,
You made the world feel safe to me.
And you were gone before your time,
Before I could show you this life,
I’ve made mistakes, I’ve lost my way…
I just hope you’d be proud of me today.
(Verse 2)
I wish you saw the man I’ve been,
Through every loss and every win,
I’m not the kid you used to know,
But I still need you more than you know.
Some nights I feel you in the air,
Like you’re still somehow standing there,
In every choice I’m scared to make,
In every step I’m scared to take.
(Pre-Chorus)
And I try to be the one you knew,
Even when I don’t want to…
(Chorus)
Nan, I could never love you enough,
You were the hands that held me up,
You saw the good I couldn’t see,
You made the world feel safe to me.
And you were gone before your time,
Before I could show you this life,
I’ve made mistakes, I’ve lost my way…
I just hope you’d be proud of me today.
(Bridge – stripped back, almost spoken)
If you can hear me… I’m still trying,
Still fighting things I’m not describing,
Still chasing something I can’t see,
Still wishing you were here with me.
(Build – instruments rise)
I’d give anything just to know,
If I’m someone you’d still call your own…
(Final Chorus – bigger, raw)
Nan, I still carry all your love,
Even when it gets too much,
You’re the voice that pulls me through,
When I don’t know what to do.
And I know you didn’t get the time,
To see me grow, to see me try,
But through it all, through every pain…
I’m still yours in every way.
(Outro – soft, fading)
So if you’re somewhere listening now…
I hope I didn’t let you down.

Reggae-pop, dub, male voices