[INTRO]
Let me b upfront wit u
I don't have any magical words
That will change what u r goin thru
But if u let me
I'd like 2 go thru it wit u
[VERSE 1]
[Bass, jazz guitar, brushed drums]
My someone told me they'd b at their mama's place
I drove over there — wasn't even a familiar face
So I drove 2 their house
& I wish I hadn't
Found them keepin company
W/him — just imagine
I didn't say a word at first
Just stood there in the door
Somethin cold moved thru me
Then somethin cold no more
It rose up like water
W/a lid on the pot
I became everything
That I was taught I was not
Swingin — not thinkin
Just feelin violated & robbed
Blue lights flashin
Sirens makin sound
They pushed me 2 the ground
& lyin on that concrete
I shattered within the confines of my own body
Out of control
Then I came to
& at that moment I regretted it all
But 2 late now
I had already initiated my fall
& there was nobody there
Nobody there
Nobody there 2 catch me when I hit the ground
[CHORUS]
When pain rises up & becomes 2 much
(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)
When there is nothin anyone can do
& words fall short of any real help
(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)
[VERSE 2]
[Sparse piano, no drums til 911]
I woke up late
Had a thousand things 2 do
Heard some noise in the kitchen
So I hollered out 2 u
U ain't save me nothin?
I know u hear me callin
Say somethin or I'm comin in
U think this is funny?
Knocked twice — then pushed the door
U were facin the TV
But u weren't watchin anymore
I touched ur leg
Lord — ice cold
Somethin in my chest
Just lost its hold
I looked into ur eyes
U were stuck somewhere in time
I shook u once
I shook u twice
God please give me a sign
Like a dam breakin open
I came apart at the seams
Grabbed my phone — fingers shakin
Tryin 2 say what I mean
My brother isn't movin
He's cold & I don't know
They talked me thru the motions
But my body wouldn't go
I heard the sirens pullin up
I ran & let them in
They worked on him — I watched them
Then the noise went quiet & then
Nothin we can do
Sir — nothin we can do
I said save him — don't stop —
Til the paramedic
Took my hand
& the whole world
Went still
[2 beats silence]
My mama arrived just in time
To hide her tears & close his eyes
But somethin powerful hides behind her dry eyes
A strength & unbreakable spirit
Passed down 2 her
Found within the essence of mothers
She stayed about an hour
Then left 2 hold her grief alone
& I just sat there
In that house
In that quiet
W/his absence
Fillin every room like air
[CHORUS]
When pain rises up & becomes 2 much
(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)
When there is nothin anyone can do
& words fall short of any real help
Let my presence b comfort 2 u)
[BRIDGE[
No matter the way pain came
No 2 types feel the same
I wish it didn't come ur way
I wish I could take it away
Cuz hold on & just b strong
R words said when u got nothin else 2 say
I know — I've said them 2
Standin helpless in front of someone's pain
Not knowin what 2 do
Til I learned the only thing that helps
Is simply be there wit u
