Rooted at Home

[Intro] Soft light on the kitchen walls, a memory hums in blue A child’s voice burrows through the hush, saying I belong to you [Verse 1] Mama, I carry your stories in my pocket like a map Anchored tides in my chest pull me back to where we started at the crack Your name is the echo that keeps me steady through the night In every doorway I walk through, I hear your lullaby for light [Pre-Chorus] Language braided in my tongue, roots winding through the air Every syllable a breadcrumb trail leading me home from anywhere [Chorus] I am the house you built with patience, with laughter, with quiet grace I carry your wrinkles in my hands, the warmth of your embrace Home is not a place alone, it’s the story that we share Mama, in your arms I learn to breathe and to belong, everywhere [Verse 2] I pull the thread of old photographs down from the shelf Faces blur into a chorus that sings us back to where we fell in love with ourselves The kitchen clock keeps time with the beating of my heart I’m tracing every fault line of our past and making them a start [Pre-Chorus] Language braided in my tongue, roots winding through the air Every syllable a breadcrumb trail leading me home from anywhere [Chorus] I am the house you built with patience, with laughter, with quiet grace I carry your wrinkles in my hands, the warmth of your embrace Home is not a place alone, it’s the story that we share Mama, in your arms I learn to breathe and to belong, everywhere [Bridge] If I ever lose the road, I’ll listen for your voice in the wind It will call me back to the doorway where the light grows thin [Chorus] I am the house you built with patience, with laughter, with quiet grace I carry your wrinkles in my hands, the warmth of your embrace Home is not a place alone, it’s the story that we share Mama, in your arms I learn to breathe and to belong, everywhere [Outro] So here I stand, a bridge of names between then and now I’ll tell my children of your roots, and teach them how to say, ‘home.’