Author’s Note: 08.14.26
This is a song written from a story of several months ago. I just happened to run into it and saw that it has a BUNCH of comments I’d never seen before. I need to take some time and answer them. Gotta go to bed now though. But at least half my subscribers haven’t had the opportunity to hear the song so here it is. The link to the original post is here:
Song Lyrics
**Title: Put Myself Back Together**
**Verse 1**
Vicki felt her diaper coming off, basement air was cold
Mama wasn’t there this time, routine breaking the mold
She woke up tangled in the sheets, dread she couldn’t free
Like a fly on barnyard paper, caught where she shouldn’t be
**Verse 2**
Half an hour later heading out, coffee in her hand
Connor Account presentation, she knew the deal, she had a plan
Twelve years in real estate deals, slides lined up just right
But old farm memories kept drifting in the middle of the light
**Chorus (Hopeful Refrain)**
But we’re still here, breathing, stepping into day
Putting ourselves back together, finding our way
What was hidden can surface and still set us free
We are more than what happened—we’re who we choose to be
**Verse 3**
Laundry table basement air, hoarse whisper in her ear
Hands on little kicking legs, words she didn’t hear clear
Victoria jerks awake again, “Is this a fugue state?”
Coffee getting cold while the conference room waits
**Verse 4**
Cowyard mud in early thaw, boots sucked off her feet
Mute for weeks though school had words, silence felt complete
Dad’s old sing-song taunt still echoes in her mind
Yet she steadies, doesn’t fall, leaves that mess behind
**Chorus**
But we’re still here, breathing, stepping into day
Putting ourselves back together, finding our way
What was hidden can surface and still set us free
We are more than what happened—we’re who we choose to be
**Verse 5**
Presentation day goes sideways, words begin to blur
Boss says get some rest tonight. “You take care of yourself, sir.”
She drives home before eleven, heart a little sore
But knows she has the whole long day to heal a little more
**Verse 6**
Years later leaving hospital, voice returned again
Medication, therapist, courage to begin
Faced the ghosts who shaped her pain, washed the shame away
Now she stands in open light, starting a new day
**Final Chorus (Hopeful Refrain)**
We’re still here, breathing, stepping into day
Putting ourselves back together, finding our way
The child inside is rising, finally safe and free
Love outlives the darkness—that’s our victory
Great song! So melodic.