[Verse 1]
I woke to a screen glow
That cold blue stare
Your name on the top line
I stopped right there
No shoes, no breath
Just the sheet in my fist
Then the words came through
Like a blade in the mist
They said you were gone
I said, "Say that again"
My mouth went dry
My hands went numb then
The fan kept turning
Like nothing had changed
But my whole damn world
Got quietly rearranged
[Pre-Chorus]
I sat on the bed edge
Watching the floor
Trying to hear your steps
In the hall once more
But the room stayed still
Like it knew before
And the silence leaned in
Heavy at the door
[Chorus]
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this
Mama, don't go
I can't handle this
Your name in my chest
Like a fist, like a hit
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this (don't go)
[Verse 2]
I called your phone
Just to hear that ring
Got your old voice note
And I broke on the third beep
The cup by the sink
Still had your print
And the chair by the window
Held your shape in it
I saw your scarf
On the back of that chair
Folded like a prayer
Still hanging there
I couldn't touch it
I couldn't move
I stood in that doorway
With nothing to do
[Pre-Chorus]
The daylight came slow
Through the cracked-up blind
Everything looked the same
Nothing felt aligned
I wanted to run
Back through time
To the last "I love you"
I left behind
[Chorus]
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this
Mama, don't go
I can't handle this
Your name in my chest
Like a fist, like a hit
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this (don't go)
[Bridge]
If grief had a face
I'd know it now
It's me at the mirror
Head hanging down
It's the house too quiet
It's the table set
It's the words I needed
But never sent
So I speak to the air
Say your name out loud
Say it till the ache
Turns into sound
If you hear me somewhere
Hold me close tonight
I'm still your child
In the black of this light
[Chorus]
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this
Mama, don't go
I can't handle this
Your name in my chest
Like a fist, like a hit
Mama, don't go
Don't go like this (don't go)