Lyrics

All the Words I Never Said
Written by Yves Stilmant © 2025
(Father to his daughters -- one near, one far)
Verse 1
There were nights I sat alone
Just staring at your baby shoes
Thinking how I'd say the things
That fathers somehow always lose
You smiled and reached, I looked away
Afraid I didn't know the way
Verse 2
To the one who shares my coffee now
And calls me when she's feeling down
You've taught me grace I never knew
You stayed when I had no clue how
And to the one I never held
You haunt the words I never yelled
Chorus
These are all the words I never said
The late-night prayers that filled my head
The "I'm so proud" I kept inside
The tears I fought, the times I lied
The "I love you more than life itself"
I buried deep upon a shelf
But if my heart could speak instead
You'd drown in all the words I never said
Verse 3
You didn't ask for strength or gold
You needed arms to just be home
But I was chasing dreams and ghosts
And tried to carry it alone
But every road and every bend
Led back to you, again and again
Chorus
These are all the words I never said
The lullabies I sang in bed
Inside my mind, when time was cruel
And distance made a stubborn fool
Forgive the silence, not the care
I've loved you more than I could dare
You were the reason that I bled
You are all the words I never said
Bridge
One photo frame I kiss each night
The other warms my world in light
And both of you -- you are my prayer
My greatest ache, my answered air
Final Chorus (soft, intimate)
These are all the words I never said
The ones that still play in my head
I wish I'd said them face to face
Instead of through the years and space
But if a song can build a bridge
Let every line be love I give
You are the tears that I have shed
You are all the words I never said
Outro
And I love you...
More than all the words I never said.