Verse 1
I’ve wondered for so long,
Why mama bought her clothes
On sale in other stores,
But never took me along.
I wondered why she’d call me names,
When I just needed care,
A little help with my young skin,
Instead of pain and despair.
Pre-Chorus
It takes a child so many years
To see what’s hidden deep in tears —
How can a nine-year-old understand
She’s living as an au pair in her own land?
Chorus
They were living somewhere else,
Trapped inside their wounds and selves.
Their bodies here, their souls still gone,
Back to where they came from.
And I was left to find my way,
Through endless nights that felt like day —
The night I stayed awake,
The night I learned to pray.
Verse 2
Teachers asked me quietly,
“Why do you come alone?”
I smiled and said, “It’s fine,”
But inside I felt so grown.
So I found my home in others
Until I found my self
Dad refused to learn their tongue,
Their money sent away —
To those who stayed behind,
While we stayed to pay.
And mom was lost in shadows deep,
Haunted by her father’s rage —
A violent man, a broken dream,
A pain she couldn’t cage.
Chorus
They were living somewhere else,
Trapped inside their wounds and selves.
Their bodies here, their souls still gone,
Back to where they came from.
And I was left to find my way,
Through endless nights that felt like day —
The night I stayed awake,
The night I learned to pray.
Bridge
Every night the shouting came,
The bottles, tears, the same old pain.
But angels whispered in my mind,
“Stay calm, your time will come to shine.”
I dressed in all I had —
My warmest wool, my favorite shoes,
Ready for the end,
But something pulled me through.
I called for help, I heard the tone,
A voice said, “You’re not alone.”
That night I saved her life —
But lost a part of mine.
Chorus (final)
They were living somewhere else,
Trapped inside their wounds and selves.
But I was here, I chose to stay,
To live, to love, to light the way.
The night I stayed awake,
I learned what souls can take —
And I made a vow beneath the moon:
“I’ll be here —
I’ll be here for you.”
Outro
My youngest said, “The moon still glows,
Because the sun won’t let it go.”
And I whispered, “Yes, my dear —
That’s why I’m still here.”
