My Mother’s Eyes

Lyrics

Verse 1 Never knew your smile, never heard your call, Just a faded photo on a cracked bedroom wall. But when the mirror catches me in the morning’s glare, I see your fire burnin’, and I know you’re there. Pre-Chorus You gave me your spirit when you gave me my life, Your love’s in my blood, sharper than a knife. Chorus She never heard my first cry, never wiped my fears, But her face stares back in my morning mirror. The love I never touched still paints my skies — I was born with my mother’s eyes. Verse 2 Dad said I killed you, but I feel you near, In the songs I sing, in the dreams that appear. Your strength’s in my hands when I strum through the pain, Your heart’s in my chest when I’m walkin’ through rain. Pre-Chorus You left me your courage when you left this earth, I’m livin’ your love in the songs of my birth. Chorus She never heard my first cry, never wiped my fears, But her face stares back in my morning mirror. The love I never touched still paints my skies — I was born with my mother’s eyes. Bridge Every note’s a letter to the mother I’ve known, Every chord’s a root in the seeds you’ve sown. You’re the light in my darkness, the truth in my cries, I’m carryin’ your love in my mother’s eyes. Chorus She never heard my first cry, never wiped my fears, But her face stares back in my morning mirror. The love I never touched still paints my skies — I was born with my mother’s eyes. Outro *(Slow picking: E|-3---3---|)* My mother’s eyes… my heart’s only light.