[Intro – Piano, Wind, Soft Thunder] (Batiste plays trembling minor chords.) April 1… but there was no joke. Just silence. Just the kind that breaks you… and forces you to speak to God raw. ⸻ [Verse 1] 🎶 Woke up that morning with hope half-lit, Didn’t know the sky was about to split. Doctors quiet, hallways cold, My heart beat fast while the world felt old. Held her hand one more time, prayed for breath, Staring down life, staring back at death. Her chest rose once, then the room went still, And I felt God whisper, “Son, this is My will.” I screamed inside but my mouth couldn’t find sound, Felt my knees get weak, felt my soul hit ground. I said, “Lord, how You take her? I ain’t ready to stand!” He said, “I did not take her — I held her hand.” 🎶 ⸻ [Hook – Choir + Wayne] 🎶 April 1, return to the Father, Took His daughter, left us shattered. But her spirit rose where angels gather, And I felt her love grow even farther. 🎶 ⸻ [Verse 2] 🎶 I walked outside, sky heavy with rain, Water on my face, couldn’t tell tears from pain. My son slept peaceful, unaware of loss, Too small to know the weight of a cross. I whispered, “Lord, don’t leave me now,” He said, “I never left — I’m teaching you how To breathe in grief and stand in storms, To carry her love in your bones reborn.” And though the hurt hit deep, I felt this truth: That death ain’t darkness, it’s eternal youth. She didn’t end — she simply ascended, Pain broke open, but faith defended. 🎶 ⸻ [Bridge – Choir in French + Soft Horn] 🎶 Elle retourne au Père, (She returns to the Father,) Là où la lumière ne meurt pas, (Where the light does not die,) Où l’amour continue, (Where love continues.) 🎶 (Wayne whispers: “Take care of her… ‘til I get there.”) ⸻ [Hook – Full Choir] 🎶 April 1, return to the Father, Heaven’s gates opened wider. What we lost, God holds tighter— And her light burns even brighter. 🎶 ⸻ [Verse 3 – Spoken + Rap Blend] I didn’t lose her. I just can’t touch her. She closer than breath. In every smile of our son, every sunrise, every quiet place where grief tries to speak first. 🎶 Yeah, pain hit hard but love hit deeper, God took her home, made heaven sweeter. I’ll walk this valley with my head unbowed— One day her name gonna call from the cloud. 🎶 ⸻ [Final Hook – Choir, Strings, Piano] 🎶 April 1, return to the Father, Her soul soared higher, her love grew stronger. Though the hurt may last much longer— God’s embrace… is even stronger. 🎶 ⸻ [Outro – Piano Alone] She ain’t gone. She’s with Him. And when He lifts me too… I’ll see her again.

APRIL 1 (RETURN TO THE FATHER)