You Are My Daughter

You are my daughter Sophie!
And I love you baby!!
You didn’t break this house, baby girl
You were the only thing holding it up

You were born in the fire
Where my lies hit the wall
Where love came in pieces
And pride let it fall
I watched the paint peel off the past
Watched your eyes grow fast
While I was chasing something gone
You were learning how to last

And every time I disappear
Your hands bring me back near
You don’t speak it, but I know
You’re the reason I still go

You’re the daughter of my ruins
But the queen of my soul
You were born from my love
But made my story whole
I see your sketches in the dark
Little stars I couldn’t be
You draw what I destroyed
But still, you carry me

I saw your art
And it broke me clean
'Cause your lines are soft
Where I’ve only been mean
You paint what I should’ve said
You shade what I never gave
You made a galaxy
Out of the mess I made

I ain’t proud of how I ran
Or the way I held your hand
But I’d tear myself apart
Just to learn how to restart

You’re the daughter of my ruins
But the muse in my fight
You were born inside the thunder
But you shine like stolen light
Every color that you bleed
It heals the man I failed to be
You sketch the world I never reached
But still, you carry me
You are my daughter Sophie!
And I love you baby!!

I'm not a hero
Never was
But I’ll be your shadow
Even when I'm dust
If you ever doubt
If you ever cry
Look in the mirror
That strength?
That’s mine and yours combined

You’re the daughter of my ruins
But my song in the storm
You rose from ashes I created
More fearless than I was born
And every tear I couldn’t catch
You turned into a masterpiece
You draw the love I never learned
But still, you carry me
You are my daughter Sophie!
And I love you baby!!

You are my daughter Sophie!
And I love you baby!!