Verse 1
Six little shadows down the hall
Tiny shoes lined against the wall
I gave my body, gave my years
Held this whole house together through tears
Burnt out candles, sink full of plates
Running on prayers and staying late
Mama hands and tired eyes
Smiling through a thousand goodbyes
But when the daylight finally died
That’s when I disappeared inside
Pre-Chorus
And nobody heard me breaking
Nobody saw the fear
I learned how to cry without making
A sound anybody could hear
Chorus
In the dead of the night
I was screaming in my pillow
Begging God to hold me tight
While my soul went cold and hollow
After all the love I gave
After all the years I carried
I became a ghost afraid
Inside the vows where I was buried
And the silence was the deepest kind of pain
When the person saying “I love you”
Was the one I had to survive again
Verse 2
Morning came, I packed the lunches
Braided hair and counted crutches
Covered bruises no one knew
Wore my strength like mothers do
Church clothes and a painted smile
Pretending I was fine awhile
But every mirror knew the cost
Of all the pieces that I lost
I kept the world from falling down
While I was drowning without a sound
Pre-Chorus
And every tear inside that fabric
Felt like a funeral prayer
A woman can die in slow motion
And still be standing there
Chorus
In the dead of the night
I was screaming in my pillow
Begging God to hold me tight
While my soul went cold and hollow
After all the love I gave
After all the years I carried
I became a ghost afraid
Inside the vows where I was buried
And the silence was the deepest kind of pain
When the person saying “forever”
Was the one who left the stain
Bridge
But listen close—
I’m still breathing
Still here beneath these scars
And every shattered piece of me
Still reaches for the stars
You didn’t take my motherhood
You didn’t take my name
And one day I will tell my story
Without carrying your shame
Final Chorus
Now in the dead of the night
I still cry into the pillow
But there’s a fire beside the pain
Where something stronger starts to grow
For every woman lying awake
Thinking nobody would believe her
Heaven counts every single tear
And survival makes a believer
And one day these trembling hands
Will hold a life that feels brand new
‘Cause the woman you tried to silence
Finally sang the truth.