Our Child

I still see your shoes by the door
The ones you wore when you were four
I can't throw them out
I can't let go
They're all I have
Of the you I know

I still hear your voice at night
Calling softly through the light
They say move on
But I refuse
How do you live
With this kind of bruise?

Our child
Gone too soon, still everywhere
Our child
In every silence, you're still there
We carry you in every breath
In every tear, in every death
You were the best part of us both
Our child

I curse the stars that took you fast
But thank the days that we had passed
You laughed like fire
You burned so bright
Now I talk to the dark
Each night

I kept your drawing in my coat
The one with hearts and suns you wrote
They say you're in a better place
But mine was here
Inside this space

Our child
Gone too soon, still everywhere
Our child
In every silence, you're still there
We carry you in every breath
In every tear, in every death
You were the best part of us both
Our child

We still set the table
Still say your name
We're not healing
Just surviving the flame

Our child
You're more than just a memory
Our child
You live inside what's left of me
We breathe for you, we break for you
We love, because we once had you
You were
You are
Our child