Nine Days

(Verse 1)

The room went quiet when you came,

No lullaby, no soft refrain,

Just whispered words I couldn’t bear,

And doctors moving through the air.

They took you where I couldn’t go,

Behind the glass, beneath the glow,

So small beneath those wires and light,

My whole world fighting through the night.

(Pre-Chorus)

And I begged the stars, I begged the sky,

“Don’t take my baby, not tonight.”

I held my breath while you held on,

A fragile heartbeat, almost gone.

(Chorus)

But you fought like thunder in the dark,

With broken lungs and a warrior’s heart.

They said they didn’t know if you’d survive,

But Heaven heard a mother cry.

And I would’ve traded every breath,

To pull you back from the edge of death.

Oh my son, my miracle flame,

You came back to me through the pain.

(Verse 2)

Your little lungs collapsed so deep,

While I was praying, scared to sleep.

They rushed you out beneath blue lights,

To children’s hands that saved your life.

I still remember every sound,

The way my knees hit holy ground.

Machines were singing in your room,

But somehow hope was singing too.

(Pre-Chorus)

And every nurse, and every hand,

Became the place where angels stand.

They carried you when I could not,

They gave me back the life I thought I’d lost.

(Chorus)

And you fought like thunder in the dark,

With broken lungs and a warrior’s heart.

They said they didn’t know if you’d survive,

But Heaven heard a mother cry.

And I would’ve traded every breath,

To pull you back from the edge of death.

Oh my son, my miracle flame,

You came back to me through the pain.

(Bridge)

Nine days passed like years inside my chest,

Empty arms and no way to rest.

Then they placed you against my skin,

And the whole world began again.

I held you close, afraid to move,

Afraid the dream would not come true.

But you were warm, you were alive,

And every tear became a light.

(Final Chorus)

You fought like thunder in the dark,

My tiny boy with a warrior’s heart.

A month later, we carried you home,

No longer fighting all alone.

Now I watch you run, I watch you grow,

Stronger than they’ll ever know.

Every laugh, every breath you take,

Is proof that miracles still awake.

Oh my son, my answered prayer,

My living proof that love was there.

You fought so hard to stay with me,

And I thank the stars you chose to be.

(Outro)

So when you sleep, I still remember,

The NICU lights, that cold December.

But now your hand fits into mine,

And you are here—

My reason, my life.