I Can’t Take the Pain Away

Verse 1

The hallway lights still hum at night

Like they did outside your room

Machines and prayers and paper cups

And waiting for bad news

I learned the sound of heartbreak

In the footsteps down the hall

Every doctor wore the same sad eyes

Before they said the call

Pre-Chorus

You held my hand so tightly

Like somehow I was strong

But I was breaking into pieces

Trying to sing your favorite songs

Chorus

And I can’t take the pain away

God, I tried, I tried

I would’ve traded every breath

Just to keep you alive

You were smiling through the suffering

While I was falling apart

And now the silence in this house

Sounds louder than my heart

I’d carry every hurt for you

If love alone could stay

But I can’t take the pain away

Verse 2

Your little shoes are by the door

Your drawings on the fridge

I still hear your laughter

Every time the floorboards creak

People say that time will heal

But they don’t understand

A mother’s soul keeps reaching

For a tiny missing hand

Pre-Chorus

I still whisper “goodnight” softly

To a room that’s painted blue

And sometimes I swear for just a second

The whole world still feels like you

Chorus

And I can’t take the pain away

God, I tried, I tried

I would’ve stood in front of heaven

And begged for more time

You were braver than the angels

At least that’s how it seems

Now I search for you in memories

And broken hospital dreams

I’d carry every hurt for you

Until my final day

But I can’t take the pain away

Bridge

DIPG stole tomorrow

Without mercy, without shame

No parent should ever have to

Watch their child fade away

But your love still moves around me

Like sunlight through the rain

And though my arms are empty now

Your heartbeat still remains

Final Chorus

And I still can’t take the pain away

No matter how I pray

But I’ll speak your name forever

So the world remembers you stayed

And somewhere beyond this sorrow

Beyond the fear and gray

I hope you know I’d give my soul

To take your pain away

Outro

So sleep now, my sweet child

You don’t have to hurt again

And until I see your face someday

I’ll love you without end