Echoes in Quiet Keys

Lyrics

“If I Could Hear Your Voice” [Verse 1] You don’t say “Mama,” but I know your ways, I’ve learned your language through all these days. The way your eyes light up, the way you reach for me, You’ve taught me love doesn’t need words to speak. They see the screaming, they see the fight, They don’t see me holding you through the night. They don’t know the battles inside your mind, Or how hard you’re trying in a world too loud sometimes. [Pre-Chorus] And sometimes I wonder what you’d say If words came easy for just one day… [Chorus] If I could hear your voice, Would you tell me you know? That every time I hold you, I’m saying, “I won’t let go.” Would you tell me when you’re hurting? Would you tell me when you’re scared? Would you say, “Mama, I can hear you. I know you’re always there.” And if I never hear those words, I’ll still know they can be true. You don’t have to say “I love you” For me to feel it coming from you. [Verse 2] We’ve had doctors, paperwork, therapies and tears, Fighting for the things you’ve needed all these years. Diapers when the other kids have grown, Watching milestones come and go. And I’d be lying if I said I never cried, Not because I’d ever change you— But because this world can be unkind. I wonder who will understand you When I’m no longer by your side. [Chorus] If I could hear your voice, Would you tell me you know? That every door I’ve fought to open Was because I love you so? Would you tell me, “Mama, don’t worry, There’s so much inside of me. Just because my mouth can’t say it Doesn’t mean my heart can’t speak.” And if I never hear those words, I’ll spend my whole life showing you— You never had to become somebody else For me to be proud of you. [Bridge] To the mama crying in the parking lot, To the daddy wondering if he’s doing enough, To the families living a life Most of the world will never understand… I see the locks upon the doors, The safe rooms and the sleepless floors, The biting, pacing, rocking too, Trying to figure out what your child needs from you. I see you celebrating things Others might call small— One new food, one peaceful haircut, One glance when you call. Those aren’t little victories. Not in our world. Those are mountains. [Quiet Breakdown] And baby, if there’s a whole world Inside your beautiful mind, Even if I never get to hear it, I’ll keep meeting you where you are. I’ll learn every sound. Every movement. Every look. Because you are communicating. And I am listening. [Final Chorus] If I could hear your voice, Maybe you’d say, “Mama, I’m okay. I know life looks different for me, But please don’t wish my life away. Keep fighting when I need you. Keep loving who I am. When the whole world doesn’t understand me, Just keep holding my hand.” So if you never say “I love you,” Baby, I’ll say it enough for two. And if this world never understands your language… I promise I’ll keep learning you. [Outro] No, you are not a tragedy. You are not a lesson. You are not a diagnosis written on a page. You are my child. And whether your voice comes through words, an iPad, a gesture, a sound, or simply reaching for my hand— I will hear you. For as long as I live, I will hear you.