[Verse 1]
Morning breaks on the day I dread
Circle on the calendar
Walkin’ slow with a heavy chest
Every step feels like failure
I scrub the sink
Clean every drawer
Chase the dust just to chase the storm
’Cause if I sit still
I see your face
And the quiet starts to roar
[Chorus]
I’m trying to hold it together
On the day I lose you all over again
I fill up the hours with anything
Everything
So I don’t drown in my head
But it gets a little bit darker
Every time this day comes
I’m just a woman
Aching and hollow
Heartbroken over her son
[Verse 2]
Friends text through with their little hearts
“Thinking of you
Stay strong”
I type “I’m fine
” hit send too fast
Then cry when they move on
I drive past the park where you used to run
Pull to the side
Can’t breathe
How does the world keep spinning like this
When yours stopped under my feet?
[Chorus]
I’m trying to hold it together
On the day I lose you all over again
I fill up the hours with anything
Everything
So I don’t drown in my head
But it cuts a little bit deeper
Every time this day comes
I’m just a woman
Breaking in pieces
Heartbroken over her son
[Bridge]
Will there be a year
It doesn’t hit harder?
Will there be a night
I sleep through the horror?
I light your candle
Hands still shaking
Whisper your name
And feel myself breaking (ohh)
[Chorus]
I’m trying to hold it together
On the day I lose you all over again
I stack up the minutes like fragile defenses
Against the flood in my head
But it hurts a little bit longer
Every time this day comes
I’m just your mother
Still calling your name
Heartbroken over her son