

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You sleep in your rocket sheets Tiny socks on the bedroom floor Same cowlick in your hair Same frown I used to wear before You twitch in a midnight dream Mumble words you don’t even know I stand guard in the doorway Fightin’ every shadow from long ago [Chorus] I see a second chance in your eyes All the days that I barely survived Every crack in my heart You’re the place it can start I get to raise the boy I had to hide I won’t fail myself this time I won’t fail myself this time [Verse 2] Phone rings I let it ring His name still burns on the screen He taught me how to disappear You’ll learn what it means to be seen You cry and I don’t walk away I just sit on the kitchen tile Count your breaths on my broken chest ’Til your storm turns into a smile (yeah) [Chorus] I see a second chance in your eyes All the days that I barely survived Every crack in my heart You’re the place it can start I get to raise the boy I had to hide I won’t fail myself this time I won’t fail myself this time [Bridge] If my hands start to shake When old ghosts come alive I will hold you closer Teach my younger self to try Every “Daddy Stay” Heals a younger me inside You say “Look We’re the same” And I finally feel alright (alright) [Chorus] I see a second chance in your eyes All the days that I barely survived Every scar on my past Turns to gold when you laugh I get to raise the boy I had to hide I won’t fail myself this time I won’t fail us this time
Tags
Warm, late-night R&B ballad with male vocals; soft electric piano and mellow bass under intimate verses, then drums bloom in for a hopeful, head-nod chorus. Subtle guitar licks and airy pads lift the “sad to glad” arc, with stacked harmonies on the hook and a key change lift on the final chorus for emotional release., sad, r&b, heartfelt
3:41
No
3/25/2026