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I Hear Your Footsteps
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Last year, I lost one of my favourite patients at the rehab centre. She was in her 90s and had lived through too many falls and too many hip fractures, so our work together was slow, careful, and constant. Over time, it became clear her body was simply wearing out.
What stayed with me most, though, were the stories she shared while we worked. She spoke about her husband, the love of her life, and the 60 years they spent together. He died 20 years ago, yet she still talked about him as if he had only just stepped out of the room. She told me grief did not always arrive on anniversaries. It arrived in small habits - putting the kettle on and reaching for two cups, pausing when she heard a sound in the hallway, seeing his jumper still hanging where he left it, or hearing 'their' song come on the radio. Those tiny moments carried him back to her, and you could see the love and the loss sitting side by side.

Gemma: Violin and Backing Vocals
Piotr: Guitar and Mix
Me: Lyrics, Vocals and Guitar
Released: 07-Jan-2026
Category: Folk
Application: Pro Tools
File type: mp3
File size: 10.6 Mb
Plays: 7
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 7
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
I hear your footsteps in the hallway after dark,

A soft familiar rhythm, like a match to my heart.

The house holds its breath when the kettle starts to sing,

And I turn, every time, like you’re still a sure thing.


Grief arrives in small moments, quiet and close,

In the smell of your jumper, in the dust on your coat.

In a song on the radio that knows what to do,

It breaks me, then holds me, like it once did with you.


Your jumper on the chair keeps the shape of your day,

Wool and rain and winter that won’t wash away.

I press it to my face just to borrow that breath,

Like the world’s still the same on this side of your death.


Grief arrives in small moments, quiet and close,

In the smell of your jumper, in the dust on your coat.

In a song on the radio that knows what to do,

It breaks me, then holds me, like it once did with you.


The radio plays that old tune we both knew,

And the notes find the space where your laughter once grew.

I stop at the doorway, my hand on the frame,

Hearing air say your name, though it’s never the same.


Grief arrives in small moments, quiet and close,

In the smell of your jumper, in the dust on your coat.

In a song on the radio that knows what to do,

It breaks me, then holds me, like it once did with you.

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artist
Your super-skilled trio formula always work. But sometimes it goes beyond that. Every instrument is so carefully recorded and produced. Add to this your beautiful songwriting, your voice, harmonies with Gemma... What do we get ? Perfection. One (in my ever growing list) fav. Bravo. And thank you for sharing those gems with us. Have a great year. With music, please ...
1 day ago
artist
So talented, so lovely, and a great story!
Latest song: Just For You
21 hours ago
artist
Awesome band 
Happy going 2026 🙏🏻🙌🏼🫶🏻
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