I Am the Child
Verse 1
I am the child who is missing
Lost in a dark place and covered with tears
I am the child who is missing
But I am still here
I am still here
Verse 2
I am the child who is missing
Made to keep quiet and threatened with fear
Without comfort, with death so near
So I disappeared, but I am still here
Chorus
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Go deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Go deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
Verse 3
I am the child you are missing
Slipped from the womb in an ocean of mirrors
Released early and misunderstood
But I am still here
I am still here
Chorus
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Come deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Come deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
Bridge
And when you find me
We blend together in love
I’m still here
Whenever you find me
We blend together, we are one
I’m still here
Verse 4
I am the child who is laughing
Dismantling every trouble and fear
I am the child of your freedom
And I am still here
I am still here
Chorus
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Go deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
I know you can find me
I’m not very far
Go deep in the quiet place
I am who you are
Music ooooooo
Bridge
Whenever you find me
Whenever you find me
Whenever you find me ooooooooo
I’m still here
Whenever you find me ooooooooo
I’m still here
Becoming
the Child
Sacred mother ocean
gave me this song
as I was asking how
I could respond to and
for all the children,
both young and older,
who are trapped
in unspeakable places.
“Accept, nurture, and
learn from the orphaned child within you”
she said.
“Start there
and the rest
you will know.
As within,
so without.”