[Style : Cinematic Pop / Alternative Rap / Piano Ballad]
[Tempo: 74 BPM in D Major (with moments that borrow from B minor for emotional contrast)]
[Production:]
[* Piano and room ambience to open]
[* Soft strings enter in Verse 2]
[* Kick and toms arrive after the bridge]
[* Final chorus swells with live drums and layered vocals]
[* Ends with only piano and ambient room tone]
[Verse 1]
You raised me,
I’m grateful for you.
But are you grateful for me?
It’s a question I never thought
Would live inside of me.
Feels like we’re pulling apart,
Is it me?
Is it you?
Silence gets so loud these days
Standing in the same room with you.
Do our interests still align,
Or is this just another sign?
I don’t wanna feel like this…
I know we’re running out of time.
Maybe I’m pushing myself away,
Maybe that’s the truth.
But I can’t keep pretending
That I don’t miss you.
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re still the first person
I wanna make proud.
But somewhere along the way…
It got quiet.
[Chorus]
Are you proud of me?
Do you still love me?
Would you tell me if you didn’t…
Or would you let me wonder quietly?
I’m trying to become somebody
You’d smile about when I’m not around.
I’m so close to emotionally breaking down…
But you’ll always…
Always…
Be my dad.
[Verse 2]
You taught me how to throw a ball,
How to stand back up after I fall.
How to shake a hand,
Keep my word,
And give everything I’ve got.
My focus shifted over time,
Mom’s been heavy on my mind.
I see her slowly going downhill,
And I’m worried you are too.
My priorities changed overnight,
Trying to make sure she’s alright.
Somewhere in the middle of it all…
I feel like I started losing you.
I don’t need perfection.
I don’t need everything to change.
I just miss the feeling
When talking to you came easy.
[Bridge]
Some days the darkest thoughts
Get louder than they should.
They tell me I’m a failure,
That I’m misunderstood.
I’m scared you’ll be disappointed
In the man I’ve grown to be.
I just need these voices
To stop lying to me.
Eyes beginning to well up,
There’s a lump inside my throat.
I’m sorry for feeling this way…
I just thought you should know.
[Final Chorus]
Are you proud of me?
Do you still love me?
I know the answer’s probably yes…
But sometimes my heart won’t believe it.
If I’ve ever pushed you away,
I hope you know I never meant to.
No matter where this life may lead…
You’ll always…
Always…
Be my dad.
[Outro]
If this song
Is all I ever find the courage
To say…
I hope you hear it.
Because…
I love you.
[(The piano rings out. A voicemail tone sounds in the distance, followed by silence.)]
ELIROBB
