Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
Why claim to love me only to dim my light
Keeping me small, how is that love at all
The torture of your words plays over on a non-stop loop
Like your love for me was some kind of fluke
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
How is it they know where to drive the dagger
Manipulating you into confusion and shame, why does it matter
Knowing it’s not your fault but somehow is
The depths of despair clawing for air
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
It hurts so bad, I thought I worked through your meanness
Age is playing tricks with your mind
What else can we do but pretend to be kind
Even now the bitterness is in you
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Verse
For the years lost to family pain with no gain
I’ll cry it out and never look back
Toxic is not for me, I’m breaking that stick
With time, it will be a memory, oh so distant
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Bridge
It doesn’t matter about the genes
This cycle is blown to smithereens
Light and freedom, the air so clean
Never again will I be controlled
My life is now in freehold
Outro
I’m turning the darkness into light
Shining ever so bright
I asked for help and got a community
Without a doubt, God sent me this opportunity
The cycle is broken
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken
The cycle is broken
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
I’ve broken the cycle
Broken the cycle
The cycle is broken
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Verse
The passionate drug of being in love
So fiery and consuming you got me hooked
One little matchstick is all it took
You dimmed my light powerless to shine
It’s what made me reassess that I was blind
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
Verse
I accept my part in our play that’s closed
To forgive myself for everything I chose
A fantasy I dreamt from an unfinished book
I mistook attachment for love
No more playing with matches
Verse
There’s a new beginning
I’m scared and exhilarated
I know what I deserve this is my thread
I see the truth it’s all around me, I am enough
This song isn’t about you
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Bridge
I laughed one day, dazed at this feeling
So sad it was foreign but now a godsend
Laughter is the sunlight for my soul
I’ve learned my lessons once and for all
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
Outro
You have always been more than enough
I didn’t need to call your bluff
You are enough (you are enough)
I didn’t believe but now I see
I am enough (I am enough)
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
I am enough there’s nothing else to discuss
Intro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, denial, my friend
I knew it wasn’t going to be a bitter end
You would never leave
I know you, you wouldn’t let me grieve
Verse
Oh-oh, anger, my friend
Why would you go. Did you fight it
Forget hindsight, if you love me, you would stay
I hate you, I hate you, I love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Verse
Oh-oh, bargaining, my friend
I want one last dance with you. Please, I need you
Let me be with you, name your price
As if you had a choice, only Christ knows the plan
Verse
Oh-oh, depression, my friend
I’m trapped in a labyrinth in a world of misery
The excruciating pain of love, unbearable
Everything is so unfair, nothing feels like it should
Bridge
Oh-oh, remember this
I am well and with the Divine
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, acceptance, my friend
I realise the time we spent together was a gift
Something I’ll treasure to be true. My life is no longer adrift
Cause’ I got to love you, I got to love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Outro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
Why claim to love me only to dim my light
Keeping me small, how is that love at all
The torture of your words plays over on a non-stop loop
Like your love for me was some kind of fluke
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
How is it they know where to drive the dagger
Manipulating you into confusion and shame, why does it matter
Knowing it’s not your fault but somehow is
The depths of despair clawing for air
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
It hurts so bad, I thought I worked through your meanness
Age is playing tricks with your mind
What else can we do but pretend to be kind
Even now the bitterness is in you
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Verse
For the years lost to family pain with no gain
I’ll cry it out and never look back
Toxic is not for me, I’m breaking that stick
With time, it will be a memory, oh so distant
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Bridge
It doesn’t matter about the genes
This cycle is blown to smithereens
Light and freedom, the air so clean
Never again will I be controlled
My life is now in freehold
Outro
I’m turning the darkness into light
Shining ever so bright
I asked for help and got a community
Without a doubt, God sent me this opportunity
The cycle is broken
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken
The cycle is broken
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
I’ve broken the cycle
Broken the cycle
The cycle is broken
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Verse
The passionate drug of being in love
So fiery and consuming you got me hooked
One little matchstick is all it took
You dimmed my light powerless to shine
It’s what made me reassess that I was blind
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
Verse
I accept my part in our play that’s closed
To forgive myself for everything I chose
A fantasy I dreamt from an unfinished book
I mistook attachment for love
No more playing with matches
Verse
There’s a new beginning
I’m scared and exhilarated
I know what I deserve this is my thread
I see the truth it’s all around me, I am enough
This song isn’t about you
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Bridge
I laughed one day, dazed at this feeling
So sad it was foreign but now a godsend
Laughter is the sunlight for my soul
I’ve learned my lessons once and for all
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
Outro
You have always been more than enough
I didn’t need to call your bluff
You are enough (you are enough)
I didn’t believe but now I see
I am enough (I am enough)
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
I am enough there’s nothing else to discuss
Intro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, denial, my friend
I knew it wasn’t going to be a bitter end
You would never leave
I know you, you wouldn’t let me grieve
Verse
Oh-oh, anger, my friend
Why would you go. Did you fight it
Forget hindsight, if you love me, you would stay
I hate you, I hate you, I love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Verse
Oh-oh, bargaining, my friend
I want one last dance with you. Please, I need you
Let me be with you, name your price
As if you had a choice, only Christ knows the plan
Verse
Oh-oh, depression, my friend
I’m trapped in a labyrinth in a world of misery
The excruciating pain of love, unbearable
Everything is so unfair, nothing feels like it should
Bridge
Oh-oh, remember this
I am well and with the Divine
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, acceptance, my friend
I realise the time we spent together was a gift
Something I’ll treasure to be true. My life is no longer adrift
Cause’ I got to love you, I got to love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Outro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Verse
Would I recognize this love when it found me
Fascinated with this little being I’m in paradise
My whole world is about you I can’t wait for you to arrive
You’re already at the gate to my heart
I thought I knew what love was then you were born
Pre- Chorus
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
Verse
The toothy grins, scraped knees and oversized braces
Broken friendships, teenage drama and heart in pieces
Meltdowns, the breakdowns, the jump up and downs
Highs and lows through the pride and sorrows
With sparkling green eyes nothing has been created so perfectly
Chorus
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
Laughing, crying, even when we’re fighting
My love for you is transcendent
You are my everything
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
This isn’t goodbye
Verse
Through the years watching you grow
It’s been a painful, anxious, nail-biting pleasure
Wanting to take away your fears and dry your tears
Crush those who dare to break your heart
Happy seeing you fly makes it all worthwhile
Verse
Sent to me through prayer even though I was unaware
You’ve grown into a wonderful caring person
I’m very proud to have had a role in this
You’ve found love offered your heart to share
Words of sage, equal time, talk it out, don’t stay backstage
Bridge
As you dress for your wedding
I can’t help remembering
How I held you the day you were born
Many thoughts on my mind
It’s been a privilege to lay witness to your evolution
My baby is getting married, oh, how time exists
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
I will always be here for you
Even when I’m watching from heaven
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
This isn’t goodbye
Outro
Never goodbye
You are my everything
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m definitely going to cry
This isn’t goodbye never goodbye
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
Pre-chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not not not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Verse
Your stone-cold gaze peruses my body
Declaring the news that I am broken
The venom keeping me numb, too lost to defend
Your lies were never mine, your excuses were all signs
Verse
I want to cry, I want to scream, I want to mourn
You asked for half of the value of my body
Who does that. If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
It’s you. You who is broken you fxxxing liar
Chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not not not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Hear me hear this now
You are not broken
No need to cower take back your power
You are worth the air you breathe
Believe, believe, believe (not broken)
Rap artist chorus
God is my de-escalation, my restoration, my liberation
You were born to shine
Don’t doubt yourself, ask for help
Being seen is scary and validating
Never again will I be placating
Find your peace so your soul can rest
Verse
Your love was never for free
I hid from the truth. My mind telling me to survive
There’s a freedom in walking out the door
I’m living in the moment leaving behind this torment
Outro (rap artist)
fxxx the fears, fxxx the tears
Staying still will keep you stuck
Dare to change. Say it with me
I am not broken
(I am not broken)
Let me hear, Amen
(Amen)
I choose me, I choose me, I choose me
(I choose me, I choose me, I choose me)
Chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not, not, not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Hear me, hear this now
You are not broken
No need to cower take back your power
You are worth the air you breathe
Believe, believe, believe (not broken)
Rap artist
You are worthy let me hear you agree
Make a change rearrange your brain
Say it with me
I choose me, I choose me, I choose me
(I choose me, I choose me, I choose me)
(Main artist) YOU. You are not broken
(Rap artist) Not broken, you know you have grown
(Main artist) Your soul can no longer entertain
(Rap artist) Nor will you explain
(Main artist) Say it with me I choose me
(Rap artist) (I choose me)
(Rap artist) I am free
(Main artist) (I am free)
(Main artist) I am worth it
(Rap artist) (I am worth it)
(Rap artist) Not broken
(Main artist) Not broken
Verse 1 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
Saw you there standing like a cowboy God
With your dazzling grin that should be outlaw sin
That sexy rugged timbre rousing me from a dream
Waking my soul from its hiding hole
Pre-Chorus - Both
Oh honey, oh darlin’
Let’s agree right here right now
You were meant to be mine
All mine until the end of time
Verse 2 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
You’re a mirage I can’t dive into
My life is falling apart in full camouflage
I walked away needing to save myself
Someway come what may we’ll meet again
Chorus - Female
Cowboy dreamin’ take me away
Playin’ your guitar down by the stream
Kissing like a film star with a serenade
Gazing at the jet-black sky
Backlit by your beautiful silhouette
Cowboy dreamin’
Verse 3 – Male
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, country girl dreamin’
Dreamin’ about the Goddess I lost in the crowd
Three long years it’s hard to confess
To mourn someone I never met
I didn’t believe in insta-love
Until it happened to me like a shining prince
Verse 4 - Male
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, country girl dreamin’
Your eyes held a heaviness I won’t soon forget
I wanted to destroy your troubles
And soothe your pain
My heart has a tattoo emblazoned of that day
Chorus - Male
Country girl dreamin’ take me away
Playin’ your guitar down by the stream
Kissing like a film star with a serenade
Gazing at the jet-black sky
Backlit by your beautiful silhouette
Country girl dreamin’
Repeat Pre-Chorus - Both
Verse 5 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
Renewed my faith in the Almighty
And created my own place of worth
I think God and I colluded ‘cause
I was dreamin’ you into existence (cowboy dreamin’)
Bridge
(Both) So wild seeing you again
(Both) Nothing has changed we still have that
(Female) Golden chain
(Male) This soul connection
(Both) You are my perfection
(Both) I’m gonna kiss you long
(Both) I’m gonna love you hard
(Both) I’m gonna marry you now
(Female) Oh honey you were meant to be mine
(Male) Oh darlin’ all mine until the end of time
Outro
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Both) My heart is screaming all mine
(Both) So we’ll be kissing till the end of time
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
(Both) Oh, honey, oh darlin’
(Both) You were meant to be mine
(Both) All mine until the end of time
(Both) I’m gonna kiss you long
(Both) I’m gonna love you hard
(Both) I’m gonna marry you now
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
Pre-chorus
Escape the fear trying to manipulate you like a puppeteer
Cozy in your cell like an inmate with no deal
The heavy silence, screaming as you say your prayers
Downplay the darkness and it’ll be your doomsday
Find a way to hold on tight you ain’t no lightweight
Verse
How, how
How do I pull myself out of this vortex
I want to but these doubts wrecked me
Have me caged and wrapped inside my mind
I’m drowning in a sea of exhaustion and despise
Darkness in the shadows I want to be free
Verse
Down, down
So far down I’ve hit the centre of the Earth
A battle fought like an amateur through hardened ground
This prison seems impenetrable reinforced blackness
Do I stay in this doom knowing my future or
Break away from the maniacal hold, the evil whisperer
Chorus
Escape the fear trying to manipulate you like a puppeteer
Cozy in your cell like an inmate with no deal
The heavy silence, screaming as you say your prayers
Downplay the darkness and it’ll be your doomsday
Find a way to hold on tight you ain’t no lightweight
Left to fend for myself, the universe, my God, AWOL
Never have I felt so vacant and small
No, I have faith in me, I am not misplaced
I apologize God, my judgement erased
Darkness in the shadows give it the deathblow
Verse
Is it really what I want, to break these thoughts, hell yes
God, I want to be free of these wars, to walk in sunshine
Play in the rain, reborn from the tears of the sky
Absolved and replenished able to breathe again
I won’t be coming back I’m running into self-care
I have the courage to break these patterns
Pre- chorus
Escape the fear trying to manipulate you like a puppeteer
Cozy in your cell like an inmate with no deal
The heavy silence, screaming as you say your prayers
Downplay the darkness and it’ll be your doomsday
Find a way to hold on tight you ain’t no lightweight
Bridge
Push the darkness into the light, watch it disintegrate
Unafraid feeling lighter and dancing in delight
The stormiest of skies are freshly bright, oh what a sight
With strategies of wisdom feeling as strong as graphite
I’m walking the flower path blooming at my own pace
Don’t give up, talk it through, let the darkness out
The shadow is an illusion to tempt you black
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Chorus
Escape the fear trying to manipulate you like a puppeteer
Cozy in your cell like an inmate with no deal
The heavy silence, screaming as you say your prayers
Downplay the darkness and it’ll be your doomsday
Find a way to hold on tight you ain’t no lightweight
Left to fend for myself, the universe, my God, AWOL
Never have I felt so vacant and small
No, I have faith in me, I am not misplaced
I apologize God, my judgement erased
Darkness in the shadows give it the deathblow
Outro
G.O.D, let me hear G.O.D
I couldn’t duck you God, you were there
When I was mad glad sad like a comrade
I shouldn’t have avoided you, I’m imperfect
I’m like you thank the Universe
Darkness in the shadows give it the deathblow
Find a way to hold on hold on, hold on
Don’t throw that stone you ain’t alone
(I am not alone, not alone)
Darkness in the shadows I am free
Darkness in the shadows you are free
Darkness in the shadows, free to just be
(Shadows, shadows)
Verse
The predators shown in the movies rotten to the core
The obvious villain with the maniacal laugh, oh so chilling
What about the carefree face, sparkling eyes misplaced
The one who’s always there why would a child care
The trusted adult with the friendly smile cloaked in darkness
Pre-Chorus
Confusion; what’s happening, it’s all so maddening
Frozen; this isn’t right, hold on tight
Worried; I don’t like it, we were close-knit
Verse
Deep beneath the smile so bright lurks the river night
Darkness flowing through your charcoal soul oozing Mold
Your touch tarnishing the innocence and pure there’ll be no cure
With no conscience your mind broken, I have woken
Evil dressed up normal the underbelly grin take it on the chin
Chorus
Confusion; what’s happening, it’s all so maddening
Frozen; this isn’t right, hold on tight
Worried; I don’t like it, we were close-knit
Sad; this isn’t supposed to happen, I feel exposed
Suppression; wrapped in a cocoon of denial my safe haven
Buried; locked in the vault there was no assault
Life goes on; maybe things will change in the afterlife
Love you the beautiful you
The wounded soul you have control
Laugh and play it’s time you stay
Verse
Embarrassment hidden and soundless screams silenced
The secret never to tell until destiny walks into my space
Someone to love all the bits of me even the black tea
I told you my shame you said I didn’t have to explain and I wasn’t to blame
Not all friendly smiles will tear you to shreds it’s not spyware
Chorus
Confusion; what’s happening, it’s all so maddening
Frozen; this isn’t right, hold on tight
Worried; I don’t like it, we were close-knit
Sad; this isn’t supposed to happen, I feel exposed
Suppression; wrapped in a cocoon of denial my safe haven
Buried; locked in the vault there was no assault
Life goes on; maybe things will change in the afterlife
Love you the beautiful you
The wounded soul you have control
Laugh and play it’s time you stay
Bridge
Be aware of dark friendly smiles
Be brave enough to share your pain
There is no shame only healing in your words
Trust yourself that little voice of reason
Don’t live in your prison of solitude
There is some light come out I’ll be waiting
You are beautiful the wounded you
The light of life run into the sun
Chorus
Confusion; what’s happening, it’s all so maddening
Frozen; this isn’t right, hold on tight
Worried; I don’t like it, we were close-knit
Sad; this isn’t supposed to happen, I feel exposed
Suppression; wrapped in a cocoon of denial my safe haven
Buried; locked in the vault there was no assault
Life goes on; maybe things will change in the afterlife
Love you the beautiful you
The wounded soul you have control
Laugh and play it’s time you stay
Outro
Life after the death of darkness
Come and find your light it’s shining bright
Love you the beautiful you
The wounded soul you have control
Laugh and play it’s time you stay
Love you the beautiful you
Love you the beautiful you
Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
Why claim to love me only to dim my light
Keeping me small, how is that love at all
The torture of your words plays over on a non-stop loop
Like your love for me was some kind of fluke
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
How is it they know where to drive the dagger
Manipulating you into confusion and shame, why does it matter
Knowing it’s not your fault but somehow is
The depths of despair clawing for air
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Pre-chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Verse
It hurts so bad, I thought I worked through your meanness
Age is playing tricks with your mind
What else can we do but pretend to be kind
Even now the bitterness is in you
The cycle continues (the cycle continues)
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Verse
For the years lost to family pain with no gain
I’ll cry it out and never look back
Toxic is not for me, I’m breaking that stick
With time, it will be a memory, oh so distant
The cycle is broken (the cycle is broken)
Bridge
It doesn’t matter about the genes
This cycle is blown to smithereens
Light and freedom, the air so clean
Never again will I be controlled
My life is now in freehold
Outro
I’m turning the darkness into light
Shining ever so bright
I asked for help and got a community
Without a doubt, God sent me this opportunity
The cycle is broken
Chorus
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
The shadows, the voices, the limited choices
I’m sad, I’m mad, I’m glad
Cause now I’m walking away
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
The cycle is broken
The cycle is broken
Emotional pain, it’s hard to explain
It’s a death that comes back to life
No longer a good little soldier, I won’t be swayed
I’ve broken the cycle
Broken the cycle
The cycle is broken
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Verse
The passionate drug of being in love
So fiery and consuming you got me hooked
One little matchstick is all it took
You dimmed my light powerless to shine
It’s what made me reassess that I was blind
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
Verse
I accept my part in our play that’s closed
To forgive myself for everything I chose
A fantasy I dreamt from an unfinished book
I mistook attachment for love
No more playing with matches
Verse
There’s a new beginning
I’m scared and exhilarated
I know what I deserve this is my thread
I see the truth it’s all around me, I am enough
This song isn’t about you
Pre-chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
Bridge
I laughed one day, dazed at this feeling
So sad it was foreign but now a godsend
Laughter is the sunlight for my soul
I’ve learned my lessons once and for all
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I’d be enough
Outro
You have always been more than enough
I didn’t need to call your bluff
You are enough (you are enough)
I didn’t believe but now I see
I am enough (I am enough)
Chorus
If it were love I’d be enough
If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
You, you, you, you are enough
C’mon, I dare you to call my bluff
To prove me wrong by the end of this song
I wish you well but the spell is broken
I have the antidote, let me repeat
The sentence is complete I said NO
I’ve called your bluff, I am enough
I am enough there’s nothing else to discuss
Intro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, denial, my friend
I knew it wasn’t going to be a bitter end
You would never leave
I know you, you wouldn’t let me grieve
Verse
Oh-oh, anger, my friend
Why would you go. Did you fight it
Forget hindsight, if you love me, you would stay
I hate you, I hate you, I love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Verse
Oh-oh, bargaining, my friend
I want one last dance with you. Please, I need you
Let me be with you, name your price
As if you had a choice, only Christ knows the plan
Verse
Oh-oh, depression, my friend
I’m trapped in a labyrinth in a world of misery
The excruciating pain of love, unbearable
Everything is so unfair, nothing feels like it should
Bridge
Oh-oh, remember this
I am well and with the Divine
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Verse
Oh-oh, acceptance, my friend
I realise the time we spent together was a gift
Something I’ll treasure to be true. My life is no longer adrift
Cause’ I got to love you, I got to love you
Chorus
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Remember this
I am well and with the Divine
I see you, I hear you, you are forever mine
Smile for me, be alive for me, try for me
When you miss me, look to the heavens
You’ll feel a breeze or see a shining star
Know it’s me kissing you, kissing you
This is not a game of chance; it’s real
I will kiss you often, feel my presence
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Outro
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Look up and feel me loving you
Look up and feel me kissing you
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Oh-oh, heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Heaven’s kiss, heaven’s kiss
Verse
Would I recognize this love when it found me
Fascinated with this little being I’m in paradise
My whole world is about you I can’t wait for you to arrive
You’re already at the gate to my heart
I thought I knew what love was then you were born
Pre- Chorus
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
Verse
The toothy grins, scraped knees and oversized braces
Broken friendships, teenage drama and heart in pieces
Meltdowns, the breakdowns, the jump up and downs
Highs and lows through the pride and sorrows
With sparkling green eyes nothing has been created so perfectly
Chorus
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
Laughing, crying, even when we’re fighting
My love for you is transcendent
You are my everything
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
This isn’t goodbye
Verse
Through the years watching you grow
It’s been a painful, anxious, nail-biting pleasure
Wanting to take away your fears and dry your tears
Crush those who dare to break your heart
Happy seeing you fly makes it all worthwhile
Verse
Sent to me through prayer even though I was unaware
You’ve grown into a wonderful caring person
I’m very proud to have had a role in this
You’ve found love offered your heart to share
Words of sage, equal time, talk it out, don’t stay backstage
Bridge
As you dress for your wedding
I can’t help remembering
How I held you the day you were born
Many thoughts on my mind
It’s been a privilege to lay witness to your evolution
My baby is getting married, oh, how time exists
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
With a sigh from above I’ve fallen in love
I will always be here for you
Even when I’m watching from heaven
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
This isn’t goodbye
Outro
Never goodbye
You are my everything
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m definitely going to cry
This isn’t goodbye never goodbye
You make me so happy I’m not going to cry
I’m not going to lie I’m going to cry
Pre-chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not not not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Verse
Your stone-cold gaze peruses my body
Declaring the news that I am broken
The venom keeping me numb, too lost to defend
Your lies were never mine, your excuses were all signs
Verse
I want to cry, I want to scream, I want to mourn
You asked for half of the value of my body
Who does that. If it were love I wouldn’t be drowning
It’s you. You who is broken you fxxxing liar
Chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not not not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Hear me hear this now
You are not broken
No need to cower take back your power
You are worth the air you breathe
Believe, believe, believe (not broken)
Rap artist chorus
God is my de-escalation, my restoration, my liberation
You were born to shine
Don’t doubt yourself, ask for help
Being seen is scary and validating
Never again will I be placating
Find your peace so your soul can rest
Verse
Your love was never for free
I hid from the truth. My mind telling me to survive
There’s a freedom in walking out the door
I’m living in the moment leaving behind this torment
Outro (rap artist)
fxxx the fears, fxxx the tears
Staying still will keep you stuck
Dare to change. Say it with me
I am not broken
(I am not broken)
Let me hear, Amen
(Amen)
I choose me, I choose me, I choose me
(I choose me, I choose me, I choose me)
Chorus
Broken not broken
(Broken) Not, not, not broken
(Broken) Not broken
Hear me, hear this now
You are not broken
No need to cower take back your power
You are worth the air you breathe
Believe, believe, believe (not broken)
Rap artist
You are worthy let me hear you agree
Make a change rearrange your brain
Say it with me
I choose me, I choose me, I choose me
(I choose me, I choose me, I choose me)
(Main artist) YOU. You are not broken
(Rap artist) Not broken, you know you have grown
(Main artist) Your soul can no longer entertain
(Rap artist) Nor will you explain
(Main artist) Say it with me I choose me
(Rap artist) (I choose me)
(Rap artist) I am free
(Main artist) (I am free)
(Main artist) I am worth it
(Rap artist) (I am worth it)
(Rap artist) Not broken
(Main artist) Not broken
Verse 1 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
Saw you there standing like a cowboy God
With your dazzling grin that should be outlaw sin
That sexy rugged timbre rousing me from a dream
Waking my soul from its hiding hole
Pre-Chorus - Both
Oh honey, oh darlin’
Let’s agree right here right now
You were meant to be mine
All mine until the end of time
Verse 2 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
You’re a mirage I can’t dive into
My life is falling apart in full camouflage
I walked away needing to save myself
Someway come what may we’ll meet again
Chorus - Female
Cowboy dreamin’ take me away
Playin’ your guitar down by the stream
Kissing like a film star with a serenade
Gazing at the jet-black sky
Backlit by your beautiful silhouette
Cowboy dreamin’
Verse 3 – Male
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, country girl dreamin’
Dreamin’ about the Goddess I lost in the crowd
Three long years it’s hard to confess
To mourn someone I never met
I didn’t believe in insta-love
Until it happened to me like a shining prince
Verse 4 - Male
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, country girl dreamin’
Your eyes held a heaviness I won’t soon forget
I wanted to destroy your troubles
And soothe your pain
My heart has a tattoo emblazoned of that day
Chorus - Male
Country girl dreamin’ take me away
Playin’ your guitar down by the stream
Kissing like a film star with a serenade
Gazing at the jet-black sky
Backlit by your beautiful silhouette
Country girl dreamin’
Repeat Pre-Chorus - Both
Verse 5 - Female
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, cowboy dreamin’
Renewed my faith in the Almighty
And created my own place of worth
I think God and I colluded ‘cause
I was dreamin’ you into existence (cowboy dreamin’)
Bridge
(Both) So wild seeing you again
(Both) Nothing has changed we still have that
(Female) Golden chain
(Male) This soul connection
(Both) You are my perfection
(Both) I’m gonna kiss you long
(Both) I’m gonna love you hard
(Both) I’m gonna marry you now
(Female) Oh honey you were meant to be mine
(Male) Oh darlin’ all mine until the end of time
Outro
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Both) My heart is screaming all mine
(Both) So we’ll be kissing till the end of time
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
(Both) Oh, honey, oh darlin’
(Both) You were meant to be mine
(Both) All mine until the end of time
(Both) I’m gonna kiss you long
(Both) I’m gonna love you hard
(Both) I’m gonna marry you now
(Male) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Male) Country girl dreamin’
(Female) Whoa, whoa
(Both) Oh, oh
(Female) Cowboy dreamin’
Bio
After being paralysed at the age of 17, my life took an unexpected turn. I threw myself into working on my independence and strength. It’s been a journey full of many plot twists. Forty-plus years later, I’m immersed in writing lyrics that help heal from my life and those around me.
It started with sports and community.
Love, work and raising a family.
A family grown and my own liberation
Songwriting
2025
The Song of the Year songwriting, 2025 – Semi–Finalist – Cowboy Dreamin’
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The Song of the Year songwriting, 2025 – Semi–Finalist – I Don’t Need You But I Want You
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The Song of the Year songwriting, 2025 – Semi–Finalist – Heaven’s Kiss
://2025b.songoftheyear.com/kerrianne.html
2024
The Song of the Year songwriting, 2024 - Finalist - Happy Cry
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The Song of the Year songwriting, 2025 – Semi–Finalist – Karmic Addiction
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The Song of the Year songwriting, 2024 - Semi-Finalist - The Colours of Heroes
://2024b.songoftheyear.com/kerriweston.html
2019
The Song of the Year songwriting, 2019 - Semi-Finalist - ADHD
Screenplay Awards
Quarterfinalist 2023 BlueCat Screenplay Competition – 100 Hundred Million Light Years
Winner Feature 2018 International Film Festival (WSZD) Women, Social Issues and Zero Discrimination. Bronze
Winner Inspirational Feature 2016 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Bronze
Finalist 2014 Sunscreen Film Festival St. Petersburg, FL USA - Bronze
Book
Self-published - 2012 Bronze (memoir)
1984
Paralympics - Swimming – 4 silvers, 1
onze
National Games - 5 gold, 4 Australian records
1983
World Games - Swimming – 5 silvers
Table Tennis – doubles
1982
Australian Junior Athlete of the Year, Sporting Wheelies Qld Athlete of the Year, Swimming Athlete of the Year
World Games - 2 gold, world record, 1silver, 1
onze
National Games – 5 gold, 4 Australian records
1981
Brisbane swimming carnival – 2 firsts (still in the spinal unit)
Spinal Unit Jan-Aug
1980
Bronze medallion – first Australian women’s surf lifesaving
Senior year of high school
Basketball, squash, nippers, waterskiing, swimming
