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Verse 1
I told myself you were background noise.
Just traffic through the blinds.
But I still pause the song when your name fits the melody —
like the air’s in on something I’m not supposed to feel.
I leave the lamp on. Not for light,
but because the dark remembers you too well.
Pre-Chorus
You said, “You’ll call when it doesn’t hurt.”
I laughed — I said I never do.
Now every ring sounds like a dare.
Chorus
I don’t miss you.
Except always.
Except in the mirror,
in the hallway,
in that half-second before sleep where I fall toward you —
then stop myself,
pretend I’m dreaming of the weather.
Verse 2
You left your scent on my winter coat.
It bloomed again in July.
I told my friends I washed it out,
but I still wear it when I want to feel alive enough to lie.
Bridge
What if I said I never stopped hearing you breathe?
That I keep talking over silence just to drown it?
That I’ve built my calm around pretending?
Final Chorus
I don’t miss you.
Except always.
Except when I’m fine,
especially when I’m fine.
You’re the note that never fades —
and I keep telling everyone
it’s just feedback.
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Verse 1
A night storm, dark.. so very long
Deep shadows came and took my song
I drown in tears that flood my soul
And hopeless dread… seeks its toll
Verse 2
Lonely hours, the midnight cries
Sorrow tries to escape from these eyes
Once held dreams far out of sight
Deep water’s grave drowns all the light
Chorus
Yet I still dare to hope
When I recall to mind
A faithful love so true
His mercies, they are mine
A light so great and bright
One darkness cannot fight
He brings morning into view
His grace afresh and new
Bridge
I will hope in Him, my inheritance true,
The Lord is good, His love sees me through,
The silent night, until morning’s saving grace,
In the quiet, He’s my hiding place.
Morning’s come… we’re face to face.
Chorus (Repeat)
Yet I still dare to hope
When I recall to mind
A faithful love so true
His mercies, they are mine
A light so great and bright
One darkness cannot fight
He brings morning into view
His grace afresh and new
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[Verse 1]
I thought I was fine
You weren’t really on my mind
That was until
You were gone
I got to town
I really liked the way you hung around
Turned my frown upside down
Then you were gone
I’m all alone
[Chorus]
Was it something I said
I’m sorry if I was wrong
But I don’t know
Why did you up and go
Was it that song
Could it be fear
Turned you into a ghost
Now you’re not here
[Verse 2]
I’m so confused
How you pulled away
Without even a whisper
We were talking yesterday
I’ve played it back
A hundred times
What note was missed
That ruined our rhymes
[Chorus]
Was it something I said
I’m sorry if I was wrong
But I don’t know
Why did you up and go
Was it that song
Could it be fear
Turned you into a ghost
Now you’re not here
[Bridge]
I thought I was fine
I can’t get you off my mind
All the times we had
Those days are gone
[Outro]
I thought I was fine
Those days are gone
Those days are gone
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(based on Psalm 23)
Verse 1
I don’t need much — not when You’re here
You find me a place where the noise disappears
Grass under my back, sky overhead
And quiet water where I clear my head
Verse 2
You don’t push — You wait, You breathe
You let me rest, You let me be
Then You point out a path I can trust
And somehow, I follow — not because I must
Chorus
Even when it’s dark, I don’t shake
Even when the road gives way
You’re not a voice from far away
You’re right beside me — You stay
Verse 3
There’s danger around, but You set a table
I’m shaking, but somehow I’m still able
To eat, to drink — You lift my face
Like I’m not out of place in this place
Bridge
You never promised easy
But You’ve never let me go
I’ve doubted You in daylight
But You’ve stayed through every low
And somehow love keeps chasing me
Like it knows just where I’ll be
Final Chorus
Even when I run, You don’t let go
Even when I break, You still see hope
You walk me home — no shame, no sound
Just You and me, on holy ground
Note: Nothing brings greater comfort and joy than being loved and led by my Shepherd!
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[Verse 1]
You came by when the world got too loud,
Eyes like rain, voice full of doubt.
I didn’t ask — I just stayed,
Held your silence like it had something to say.
But I was always the place you’d land,
Not the one you’d ever understand.
[Chorus]
And love… real love doesn’t hide,
Doesn’t knock just when it’s cold outside.
I didn’t know what I was missing,
Till you came looking.
[Verse 2]
You wandered off when the clouds cleared,
Chasing light, chasing anything near.
I stayed… thinking that meant something,
But I was only your quiet ending.
And love… it’s not a place to fall,
Not a rescue line you only call.
I didn’t see what I was missing,
Till you came looking.
[Bridge]
When you came, I was already gone,
I found someone who came just to come along.
No fixing, no saving, no disguise,
Just standing with me, eyes to eyes.
[Final Chorus]
And love… real love doesn’t hide,
Doesn’t knock just when the night collides.
I finally saw what I was missing,
And I was gone… when you came looking.
Lyric Man (Chance Summer)
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JUST ASK
[Verse 1]
If you're needing healing, wrestling with disease,
If your wallet’s empty, you're down on your knees.
If you're feeling lonely, too proud to even cry,
Or lost in the darkness with no strength to try.
If you're holding shame like a heavy stone,
If joy feels like a thing you've never really known,
No ask is too heavy, no pain for God too deep,
He hears your silence, He sees every single need.
[Chorus]
There’s a light just beyond the shadow,
A promise of hope that you can follow,
With every tear that falls, He’ll catch your pain,
In the heart of the storm, love will remain.
[Verse 2]
If your faith feels fragile, held by a thread,
If your hope is tired or your dreams feel dead.
If the prayer you're whispering feels lost in the breeze,
Remember that love can set your soul at ease.
You’re not alone in this tangled fight,
There's a strength inside you, embrace the night.
No burden too heavy, no heartache too small,
His grace will find you when you’re about to fall.
[Repeat Chorus]
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After the storm,
everything was still—
but not peaceful.
Just... wrong.
Shingles scattered like leaves.
Walls torn open
like someone needed to look inside.
A tricycle, flipped over.
Bent.
One wheel spun, slow.
It kept going
like it didn’t notice the end of the world.
A child sat near the wreckage.
Barefoot.
Silent.
Mouth open—but no sound.
I watched.
Wanted to speak.
But silence had teeth.
And it bit down hard.
Note: Grateful for a 1ST place finish in the "Silence Listens" Contest.
A shrank is a plot point you had to move through to become you,
it had to slide right in-between the two red Sea's you carry with the...
No-one could expect a place to be after it's all seen, but your mind is obscene,
have you not heard me?
Latter days in,
expelled ways,
listener rells,
but that countries expelled!
Grip, grime, pell,
pull it in with the weld-
baby it had to be hell,
I pulled the all the way across a spell?
Hey heckedy he-he!
It's a male gene,
no-one expected reliance upon compliance in such a hot car but heyy! We dived pretty far!
Look at thee!
Look at thee!
It's promising me some saunter,
a grace glance at the haunter!
We loved him,
expected his yonder,
far fetched songer with-a bonger!
Because who knows every wanderer!
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