Gifts

Lyrics

[INTRO – SOFT PAD, CLOCK TICK, NO KICK] [SPOKEN] “When time runs out… love doesn’t.” mm… mm… (breathe) mm… mm… [VERSE 1] Streetlights smear—we’re stunned, both unsure. Holding your hand as the world leans in. Hard to go on; every step drags time. Eyes meet mine—no words, you know I’m here. We don’t need words where the truth runs deep, I’ll keep the watch while you drift to sleep. If there’s a door, I bless your crossing—go gently. No more fight now; what’s heavy is done. [PRE-CHORUS] Breathe in, breathe out—count one, two; release. You carry this with quiet, dignified grace. We’re at the shoreline; the river meets the sea. Lighthouse leads you outward; I hold the shore-light. [CHORUS] You are the gift—so many gifts you gave, You steadied my steps; taught me love, be brave. Where you are going, there’s no more pain— Step from the storm to the calm after rain. You are the gift—the countless gifts I hold, Love in my chest like a small, steady flame. When everything’s leaving and words feel small, You trusted me with your life; gave me your all. [DROP / HOOK] “The gift… the gift…” (lift, lift) “No pain—just light…” (night, night) “The gift… my guide…” (rise, drift) You’re free… tonight… [VERSE 2] Plates warm with stories—late dinners, long catch-ups. First flight together; hand in hand above clouds. Canada’s wide roads, Alaska’s cold lights and hush. All of those days are still right here. If love is time, you bent the clock, You stretched small minutes into miles of grace. You let me be there, close by your side— Your quiet courage moved like a steady tide. [PRE-CHORUS 2] Soft count of beats—one, two—release to sky. You taught my heart how to say goodbye. If time’s a record, we’ve reached the fade, And the groove you carved keeps playing on. [CHORUS] You are the gift—so many gifts you gave, You steadied my steps; taught me love, be brave. Where you are going, there’s no more pain— Step from the storm to the calm after rain. You are the gift—the countless gifts I hold, Love in my chest like a small, steady flame. When everything’s leaving and words feel small, You trusted me with your life; gave me your all. [BRIDGE – SPOKEN & SUNG, R&B LILT] [SPOKEN] “Thank you for trusting me to stay to the end.” [HOLD]. I’ll wear your daylight gentle under skin, I’ll sing your name where the nights begin. Time will move on, but what we grew Will turn each dawn into something new. [POST-CHORUS / LIFT] No more ache where you are now, Only calm in the quiet vow. You lived like light through a Brighton sky— Even the clouds learned how to cry… then dry. [FINAL CHORUS – UPLIFT] You are the gift (the gift), forever near, I hear your voice in the crowd so clear. Where you are going, the storm is through— Rest in the blue, I’ll dance for two. [HOLD] [OUTRO – PIANO + SIDECHAIN PAD] “The gift”, “those gifts”, thank you” (Rest) mm… mm… (rest now) mm… mm… “the gift…” (fade)