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Dear Dad
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R&B/Soul
Dear Dad was released on December 12, 2025 by Digital Harvest Group LLC as a part of the album DEAR DAD
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Release DateDecember 12, 2025
LabelDigital Harvest Group LLC
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM84

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vaspira Sweet
Vaspira Sweet
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benjamin Strother
Benjamin Strother
Songwriter
Rayette Strother
Rayette Strother
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tyrell Storm
Tyrell Storm
Producer

Lyrics

Mm, mm, ah
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Dear Dad, this is the letter I never got to read to you
I was just a little girl longing to be seen
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Longing to be loved
Mm, mm, mm, mm
By you
Mm, mm, mm, mm
They say time heals, but some wounds run deep
Smiles on the outside while my heart couldn't sleep
Looking out the window waiting for your car
You promised me forever, but forever felt far
Birthday candles burned, but you never came
I wrote your name in tears, carry silent shame
You were my first love, but I learned too soon
That love can feel empty in a quiet room
Mm, mm, mm, mm
I wanted you to want me
I needed you to need me
Ooh, but all I ever wondered was why
Why
Where were you when I needed home, when my heart got cold
And I felt alone
Why didn't you fight for me
Why didn't you stay
Why didn't you ever call and say you're OK
But still I rise, I heal, I grow
God held the pieces you let go
Dear Dad, I forgive you now
I release the pain somehow
Mm, mm, mm, mm
I forgive you
I release you
I tried to fill the void with broken things
Love from empty hands, temporary fling
Searching for a man to prove I'm worth
But no one can replace a father's first
Trust became a stranger
Love felt unsafe
I questioned my value, identity, my faith
But God reached inside me
He touched my soul
He healed a child, your absent soul
Mm, I carried your silence
Ah, but I survived the violence
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
And still I rise and fly
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Where were you when I needed home
When my heart got cold and I felt alone
Why didn't you fight for me
Why didn't you stay
Why didn't you ever call and say you're OK
But still I rise, I heal, I grow
God held the pieces you let go
Dear Dad, I forgive you now
I release the pain somehow
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Oh, you didn't teach me how a man loves right
You didn't hold me through my sleepless nights
You didn't show me how I should be treated
I tried to love, but I felt defeated
But I found strength in broken places
I found love in God's embraces
Your absence built a fire inside me
Your goodbye didn't define me
I'm still standing
I'm still healing
I'm still breathing
I'm still believing
Where were you when I needed home
My heart got cold and I felt alone
Why didn't you fight for me
Why didn't you stay
Why didn't you ever call and say you're OK
But still I rise, I heal, I grow
God held the pieces you let go
Dear Dad, I forgive you now
I release the pain somehow
I forgive you
I release you
I release you
Father God, I surrender the pain, the rejection
The abandonment
I let go of what I cannot change and I trust you to restore
What was broken
Teach me how to love without fear
Teach me how to forgive without holding bitterness
Heal the wounds I don't talk about
Restore my heart piece by piece
In Jesus name
Amen
I'm free now
I'm free now
I forgive you, Dad
Written by: Benjamin Strother, Rayette Strother
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