Unbroken Roots

I couldn't walk, couldn't say a word

In the quiet where nothing was heard

Until I was seven,

finding my feet

Learning the sounds of a crowded street

Then December came, she walked away

Left a bitter cold on Christmas day

Hurt me so deep,

but I found my guide

At eleven years old,

you were by my side

(oh Miki)

Ten years of Miki,

my mama's boy

Bringing me back

to a little joy

You never left me,

you wanted me near

Holding me close through the worst of the fear

I broke my leg,

survived the cold

Fought pneumonia, twenty-one years old

Every trauma left its heavy mark

But I carved my way right out of the dark (yeah)

Ten years of Miki,

my mama's boy

Bringing me back

to a little joy

You never left me,

you wanted me near

Holding me close through the worst of the fear

(holding on)

I am brave, I can face it all

But I won't go back,

I won't take that fall

Just you and me,

Miki, we made it through

Twenty-one years, and I'm standing with you