mothers - Christina Perri

To the mothers who aren't sleeping

That are having trouble feeding

Too afraid to say they're not okay

No not at all

To the mothers who feel empty

That aren't sure they're even ready

To be alone and responsible

For somebody so small

To the mothers who are lost

Pulled underneath the waves

Who need to cry for help

But are drowning in their shame

To the mothers who are falling

And don't even make a sound

Who don't know that they're broken

Until they hit the ground

This one's for you

I've been there too

I've been there too

To the mother that's at home

Scrolling through her phone

Watching everybody else

Make family look easy

To the mom with a career

Who can't off a whole year

So she has to pay somebody else

To take care of her baby

To the mothers who are lost

Pulled underneath the waves

Who need to cry for help

But are drowning in their shame

To the mothers who are falling

And don't even make a sound

Who don't know that they're broken

Until they hit the ground

This one's for you

I've been there too

And one day you'll discover

Going from a woman to a mother

It might break you but it might save you

To the mother in the mirror

Who wishes she was thinner

'Cause now her body isn't

Somebody that she knows

And to the mothers just like me

Who fell apart so suddenly

I hope you realize

You're not alone

This one's for you

This one's for you

'Cause I've been there too

I've been there too

I love you mom