You Are the Reason

From Darkness to Light

This song is a reflection of finding hope in the quietest of moments and the powerful women who lead us through the shadows.

Verse 1

Silent night, the world was still,

Darkness pressed against the windowsill.

I sat alone, too tired to cry,

Waiting for a reason not to say goodbye.

Then came her voice, soft and small,

Not afraid of shadows, not afraid at all.

She wasn’t living for the light,

Just trying to find the meaning in the fight.

Her eyes met mine, no need to speak—

The way her light made me no longer seek.

Chorus

I fold the clothes, hang the dresses high,

The ones she only dreamed to try.

I live for her, for all she missed,

For every broken-hearted wish.

No, I don’t have it all just yet,

But I give what I can, no regret.

To the woman she could’ve become—

Still standing here, I become her some.

With that same light, that steady gaze—

She’s in the mirror most days.

Verse 2

She brushed her hair with quiet care,

Thinking of hands that once were there.

A memory soft, a gentle thread.

Her grandma’s fingers, the words unsaid.

She wiped her tears, tucked pain away,

Pulled out a pen at end of day.

On empty sheets, she dared to dream,

Drew a world born out of steam.

Each stroke a vow, each mark a flame,

Calling the stars by her own name.

Bridge

She was never abandoned, never second best,

I see her now, head held high in the dress—

The one I bought, the one she’d die to live,

Woven from pages where she used to believe.

All this time, I thought she’d lost,

But she lived in me, no matter the cost.

She is my reason, quiet and true.

And I was hers, long before I knew.

She’s the reason I’m standing tall,

And through her, I’ve found my all.