Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1 – Mother] I carried the weight before you could see it Held the line when the sky came down Every wall that stood in your way I let it break against my ground I learned the hard lessons early So you wouldn’t have to bleed them out I stood in the fire long enough To turn the fear into drought ⸻ [Verse 2 – Daughter] I walk a road that feels open Like it was meant for my feet I don’t carry fear in my pockets I don’t brace when I breathe There’s a calm in my nervous system Like safety was stitched into me I didn’t earn it by suffering It was handed down quietly ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Together, soft harmony] Some call it strength Some call it grace We call it love Changing shape ⸻ [Chorus – Mother leads, Daughter harmonizes] I broke down the mountains So you don’t climb them in chains Cleared the ground beneath your feet So you don’t inherit the pain [Chorus – Daughter echoes / overlaps] Because you were there I get to live light I don’t confuse survival With earning my life ⸻ [Verse 3 – Mother] You don’t owe the past your body You don’t owe pain your name I did the breaking So you could walk untamed ⸻ [Verse 4 – Daughter] You took the weight before it reached me You stood where it stopped I didn’t have to be hardened To know how to be solid ⸻ [Bridge – Alternating lines] Mother: If you ever feel the echo Daughter: Of battles I never knew Mother: Remember— Daughter: They weren’t meant for me Mother: I carried them Daughter: You ended them Together (build): And what you ended Became my beginning ⸻ [Final Chorus – Full Harmony] I broke down the mountains You get to walk free You don’t owe your life to survival It ends with me Because you were there I live unafraid I don’t owe my future To debts already paid ⸻ [Outro – Barely above a whisper] Mother: Walk light. Daughter: Walk strong. Together: The ground is clear And we both belong.
Tags
Acoustic duet mother daughter fingerpickguitar, soft harmonies, slow build emotional, intimate, two women singing
Duration
4:14
Instrumental
No
Created
3/23/2026