What Is A Mom To Do

[Verse 1]
Wake up
Same fight
Make lunch
Fake light
They see my smile
They don’t see I’m breaking inside
Six names on the fridge
Six reasons I stay
But I’m losing every battle
With my mind every day
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m torn between my head and what I see
Is this me
Or the pain talking through me?
[Chorus]
What is a mom to do
When she’s hurting every day
When the people that she loves
Still can’t chase this dark away
Trying not to let the anger show
Holding on
But I feel so low
What is a mom to do
When she don’t even know
[Verse 2]
Fold clothes
Deep sigh
Close door
Then cry
They call
“Mom
Where you at?”
I wipe my face and run back
Depression got a grip
On my chest
On my sleep
I’m praying just to make it
From the couch to my feet
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m torn between my thoughts and what is real
Is this life
Or a wound that just won’t heal?
[Chorus]
What is a mom to do
When she’s hurting every day
When the people that she loves
Still can’t chase this dark away
Trying not to let the anger show
Holding on
But I feel so low
What is a mom to do
When she don’t even know
[Bridge]
If I say
“I’m not okay”
Will they look at me the same way
If I fall apart tonight
Can I still be strong in their eyes
I need someone to see me
I need someone to stay
To say
“You’re more than all this pain
You can find your way” (oh)
[Chorus]
What is a mom to do
When she’s hurting every day
When the people that she loves
Still can’t chase this dark away
Trying not to let the anger show
Holding on
But I feel so low
What is a mom to do
When she’s breaking
But still true
What is a mom to do
But keep reaching out for you

Slow, intimate R&B ballad with female vocals; soft electric piano and warm bass under a sparse, swung groove. Verses stay close and conversational, almost spoken. Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a simple, aching hook. Light pads and subtle guitar swells deepen the bridge, then everything drops back to voice and keys for a vulnerable, open ending.