VERSE
I was seven or eight when the world split in two
Weekends divided, me learning what to do
We packed small bags, we learned the routine
Every other Friday, in between
VERSE
Over time the visits faded out
Less weekends, more silence, more doubt
Soon it was just me showing up
Christmas lights and half a cup
PRE-CHORUS
I didn’t know what was missing then
I just kept moving like a child can
CHORUS
But there was a question
Quiet and sharp
It stayed in my body
And slept in my heart
CHORUS
“What did you bring
For your sisters tonight?”
She asked me that once
And it never felt right
VERSE
I came home late from my father’s place
Snow in my shoes, red in my face
She looked at me, calm and sure
Asked something simple, or so it seemed before
VERSE
“What did you get them?”
She said it slow
Like it was something I should know
I stood there frozen, holding my breath
Carrying words I didn’t have yet
PRE-CHORUS
I didn’t cry, I didn’t fight
I just felt wrong without knowing why
CHORUS
There was a question
Cold and clean
It drew a line I couldn’t see
Between love and loyalty
CHORUS
“What did you bring
For your sisters tonight?”
I was just a kid
Trying to do right
BRIDGE
It took me thirty years to hear
What my body felt back then
Not anger, not blame, not fear
Just a child caught in between
BRIDGE
I didn’t choose sides
I didn’t choose roles
I carried a weight
That wasn’t my own
VERSE
I called her up after all that time
We talked about wounds, about lines
About things we do to feel okay
And the things we push away
VERSE
She listened, quiet, then she sighed
Some truths don’t pick a side
They just wait until you’re grown
Enough to finally call them home
CHORUS
There was a question
Left unsaid
It lived in my chest
Not in my head
CHORUS
It wasn’t about gifts
Or Christmas night
It was about love
And being pulled tight
OUTRO
I see it now
I name it clear
That question stayed
But I’m not there
OUTRO
Not anymore