
Hundred Ways To Say Thank You
by Manuel Bigus
Lyrics
Intro
Hundred speeches
Hundred scars
Hundred nights
Still ours
(yeah)
Verse 1
Every “thank you” that I got
I double back it, send it home
You held me steady through the shock
When I was shaking in my bones
You loved the broken in my chest
Like it was treasure made of gold
You turned my panic into breath
You turned my lonely into hope
You took my demons by the throat
You told ’em, “you don’t live here, go”
You saw the kid inside my coat
You kept him safe through every storm
You gave me room to fall apart
Then stitched the pieces of my heart
You never ran from any part
You said my ruins were your art
You prayed for me when I was numb
You caught me every time I jumped
You heard the silence in my lungs
You heard the songs I hadn’t sung
You held the mirror to my face
But wiped the tears that tried to race
You said my name like sacred space
You made the dark feel almost safe
Chorus
In a hundred ways I say
Thank you for my life
Thank you for the nights
You kept my fire bright
Thank you for the love
You poured into my eyes
In a hundred little speeches
I just call it “you and I”
Thank you for the heart
That grew another heart inside
Thank you for the hand
That never once let go of mine
In a hundred ways I say
What one “thank you” can’t define
You’ve been with me since my life began
Now let me honor you in mine
Verse 2
You turned the test into a gift
You turned a wound into a crib
You gave the future to my hands
By giving me another kid
You watched the lines across my face
You traced the time, did not escape
You stayed when everything was late
You stayed when nothing felt so safe
You held my head inside the dark
You lit a candle in my chest
You said “you’re more than all your scars”
You said “your tired still can rest”
You showed me love is not a word
It’s washing bottles in the sink
It’s folding laundry when it hurts
It’s holding on when you could leave
It’s sharing coffee in the dawn
It’s hearing crying through the wall
It’s answering every single call
It’s picking pieces when I fall
You gave me laughter in my grief
You gave me space when I was weak
You turned my anger into peace
You heard the truth beneath my speech
Chorus
In a hundred ways I say
Thank you for my life
Thank you for the nights
You kept my fire bright
Thank you for the love
You poured into my eyes
In a hundred little speeches
I just call it “you and I”
Thank you for the heart
That grew another heart inside
Thank you for the hand
That never once let go of mine
In a hundred ways I say
What one “thank you” can’t define
You’ve been with me since my life began
Now let me honor you in mine
Bridge
You saw my shadow, didn’t flinch
You loved my fear, you loved my mess
You held the door through every inch
You turned “too little” into “blessed”
You gave me family in my blood
You gave me future in their eyes
You turned my shame into a flood
Of quiet “thank yous” every night
Verse 3
So here’s my verse for every tear
For every time you calmed my fear
For every year you stood right here
When I was lost, you drove the wheel
For every time you said my name
Like it was worth another day
For every chance you chose to stay
When walking out was easy way
For all the mornings, all the rides
The tired circles in your eyes
The way you held me when I lied
And still believed that I could rise
For all the pain your body knew
To bring another life to bloom
For opening your heart, your room
To let our second sun or moon
For all the times you broke in two
So I could feel a little whole
For all the times you bled the truth
To put some courage in my soul
For all the