Song & Original Writing · Written by Sean Michaelson
Original Writing: 4/2/1995 · Song Written: 2/18/2026
Original Writing
I CAN HEAR HIM (Original Writing – 1995)
Falling through cracks of a seedless field a boy ensconces deep within frozen stills of innocence.
A silhouette sky outlines faultless dreams buried within hidden memories of childhood.
I search this frozen time for the sacred place where this boy hides but lose myself within endless
mountains of fear, darkness and pain.
Listening silently within my heart I can hear him crying, pleading to be found but the shadows
are so dark and deep within each crevice of what was once a way to protect but have now so
violently turned into a towering rocky self made prison for one to hide.
Hopelessly I keep searching but find myself in all the wrong places, places of darkness and
echoing pain. My heart screams for him and desperately pleads for him to answer what seems as
a simple question “Where are you Please help me find you”
But all I hear is crying.
The games and touches echo endlessly through my mind and part of me wants them while
another part of me wants to run from them forever it hurts in my throat I can’t breathe.
I am disgusting.
I am lost.
I…
HATE YOU!!!!!
What is innocence that’s a joke!!!
Innocence is so far away from me now buried somewhere deep within these endless mountains
of fear shame silence and pain.
And somewhere within all this darkness I can still hear him crying into his teddy all alone
wishing he could be good again
The following lyrics were inspired by the original writing above.
Song Lyrics
Song: I Can Hear Him
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Falling through cracks of a barren field,
A boy lies buried where the light won’t stay.
Silhouette sky over frozen hills,
Faultless dreams fading into gray.
I look for him in sacred places,
Through mountains I can’t move.
Every step just pulls me deeper
Into what I never outgrew.
[Verse 2]
Listening quietly inside my chest,
I hear him begging to be found.
His worn-out teddy tucked under his chin,
While the shadows close around.
What once was the only place to hide
Now stands like walls too high.
A mountain formed by harm and fear-
Where innocence was forced to hide.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I call his name into the dark,
But the dark won’t let him through.
I reach for him with shaking hands-
And there’s
nothing
I can do.
[Chorus]
I can hear him.
I swear I can.
Crying somewhere in who I am.
His voice echoes through the mountain of harm,
Buried under what went wrong.
I can hear him.
God, I can.
I just can’t find him-
Oh God, I try.
Please don’t die.
Hear my cry.
I can’t save him-
and I hear him.
[Bridge]
He’s not a ghost.
He’s not a dream.
He’s the child still inside of me.
(beat)
PLEASE-
(beat)
Stop-
Just stop-
(breath)
I’m here-
I’m here-
Don’t disappear-
Don’t disappear-
[Final Chorus]
I can hear him.
Still alive.
Under everything I did to survive.
His voice echoes through the mountain of harm.
He’s not gone.
I can hear him.
Yes, I can.
I just can’t find him-
Oh God, I try.
Please don’t die.
Hear my cry.
I can’t save him-
and I hear him.
Through every shadow I walk with him.
He is mine
to hold.
And I am not
letting go.
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Note: The music and vocal performance for this song were generated using AI tools. The original writing and lyrics were written by me (Sean Michaelson). My hope is to someday collaborate with musicians and vocalists to bring these songs to life in a deeper and more personal way.
