Title: “Mama, Don’t Close the Door”

I woke up to silence where your voice used to be

The kettle don't whistle, and the walls just breathe

Your chair’s still rockin’ in that corner by the fire

But mama, without you, I’m just dressed in funeral wire

You were the anchor in my storm, my northern star

Now I’m driftin’ through shadows, wishin' on a broken heart

The world’s too loud, and I’m way too small

Since you’ve been gone, I don’t stand tall

🎶 Mama, don’t close the door, I’m still callin’ your name

I’m drowning in your echo, and it don’t feel the same

You were the only light in this godforsaken cold

Now I’m wearin’ this grief like a coat full of holes 🎶

I tried to fake strong, put some lipstick on the pain

But my soul’s been drinkin’ from a glass full of rain

Folks say time heals, but they don’t know this kind of fight

It’s me against the night… and the night always bites

🎶 Mama, don’t close the door, I’m still knockin’ with tears

Got no shield, no arms, just a heart full of fears

You were my home in a world built on sand

Now I'm a ghost walkin’ with no one to hold my hand 🎶

If I could trade every breath just to hear you hum…

That lullaby you sang when the monsters would come

Now the monsters stay… and your song’s gone mute

And this life without you? Baby, it don't compute

🎶 Mama, don’t close the door, leave the porch light on

I’m still that little girl… scared and all alone

You were my always, my shelter, my skin

And I don’t know how to live… where you’ve never been 🎶

Don’t close the door, mama… not yet…

I ain’t ready to forget…