WHen the sky opens wide |
Lyrics"When the Sky Opens Wide"Written by Yves Stilmant © 2025 Verse 1 I wasn't there to hold your hands When heaven whispered both your names An ocean wide, a silent screen Between our hearts and time that changed You slipped away in quiet rooms While I was chasing broken dawns Now every breath I take feels wrong Like something sacred's gone Verse 2 California sun can't dry The tears I hide behind my smile You shaped the man I tried to be But I missed your final mile My daughters never got to know The love that made me whole and kind And oh, how I would trade my soul To turn back time Pre-Chorus There's guilt that grips me like a chain A sorrow I can't wash away Chorus If I could build a bridge of light I'd run across the stars tonight To say I'm sorry, say goodbye To feel your arms and not just cry This ache is deep, this loss is wide But I believe, on the other side You're waiting there with open eyes When the sky opens wide Verse 3 I still talk to you at night I see your shadows in the rain And Mom, I feel your lullabies In melodies that ease the pain I miss our pets, I miss our home The warmth that made me feel complete Now I just pray when I'm called home You'll be the first I meet Pre-Chorus And though the guilt still draws its line Love's the only truth that binds Chorus If I could build a bridge of light I'd run across the stars tonight To say I'm sorry, say goodbye To feel your arms and not just cry This ache is deep, this loss is wide But I believe, on the other side You're waiting there with open eyes When the sky opens wide Bridge Time may steal the days and years But not the love, not all these tears And when I breathe my final breath I'll come to you in peace, not death Final Chorus I'll build that bridge of shining light And run into your arms that night No more sorry, no more goodbye Just you and me and lullabies The ache will fade, the soul will rise And I will find you in the skies Forever home, with love beside When the sky opens wide |
| Short Song Description: I wrote this song because I was not able to be with both my dad and my mom when they passed away, I still feel guilty not being able to hold their hands when they died. |
| Lyric Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Music Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Producer Credits: Lumiere SoundWorks/Audio Alchemy |
| Publisher Credits: Groove Tattoo Publishing |
| Performance Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Song Length: 3:57 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary |
| Secondary Genre: - |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |