Midnight glowing from a cracked phone screen
Your name still living where it used to be
One little message I could never play
Three words waiting from another day
I kept it buried underneath my songs
Afraid your voice would prove that you were gone
My finger hovered, but I turned away
I wasn’t strong enough to hear you say—
“Don’t let the darkness make you lose your light
You’ve got a heart that’s gonna save a life.”
I closed my eyes and let the silence break
Then pressed your name and heard you once again
Your voice stayed
When you couldn’t stay
Every word you left behind
Taught my heart to face the day
I never said, “Thank you,”
Before you went away
But every time I lift somebody up
Your voice stays
Now I play it when the morning feels too cold
When I’m losing faith and feeling all alone
Every breath between the words you left for me
Feels like your hand reaching through the memory
So I called a friend who said he couldn’t cope
Stayed on the line and gave him back his hope
I heard your kindness coming through my mouth
The love you gave me finally found a way out
The pain became a door I opened wide
Your final words became a second life
I couldn’t save the moment we once had
But I can give the world the love you gave me back
I should’ve told you when you stood beside me
I should’ve said your love was what revived me
I should’ve held you longer at that door
I didn’t know I wouldn’t get one moment more
So hear me now, wherever you may be—
Thank you for the strength you planted deep in me
I’ll be the voice that finds the ones who break
I’ll give away the hope you gave
Your voice stayed
When you couldn’t stay
Every word you left behind
Taught my heart to face the day
I finally said, “Thank you,”
Though you’re so far away
And every time I lift somebody up
Every time I tell a heart, “Don’t give up,”
Every time my love becomes enough—
Your voice stays
The screen goes dark
But I still hear your name
You couldn’t stay…
But your voice stayed
