Mother

DREY

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Backstory

A prayer to the woman he never got to know. The root of everything.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I write letters to a woman I barely knew
Address them to heaven, hope they make it through
They say I got your eyes, I got your stubborn streak
But I wouldn't know — you left before I could speak
Every woman I've loved, I've searched for your face
Looking for the origin in the wrong embrace

[Chorus]
Mother, I built all of this for you
For a version of you I invented to get through
Mother, I hope wherever you are
You can feel it when I reach for the stars
Because every single one I named after you

[Verse 2]
I don't have anger anymore, just questions in the dark
Like did you sing, did you laugh, did you carry this same heart
That beats too fast when it's quiet and too slow when it should run
Did you know you'd be the reason I'd become
Someone who builds because he couldn't keep
The one thing that was given before he was complete

[Bridge]
This isn't a sad song
It's a sacred one
The kind you hum with your eyes closed
To someone who's gone

[Outro]
Mother... I turned out okay
I think you'd be proud
I hope you'd stay