The voices in my head don't have a name,
Although throughout my life they've talked to me.
So many times they've fought with who's to blame
For all the wrong that I would search to see

Until I heard my silence from within
I thought each voice in mind was who I am,
And many times in life I would give in
Because a voice inside me said I can

But every voice is different, all wanting different things,
Some voices only want what gives me thrills,
Some just liked to argue, some blamed me, sent a sting
And some would give me thoughts that made me full

I understand each voice now as I fill with me,
And see how through my life I have refined them,
There's a child inside that feels my every insecurity
And a mother that protects me, tries to hide them

There's a father who demands the best, would shame to see me fail,
There's the teenager just wanting to rebel.
There's a wise grandmother guiding me through every path I trail,
And a grandfather who has such tales to tell

Inside of me is every voice, but none define my life.
Each one can play a part when they are needed,
But the voice inside my heart that guides me to the light
Is the one that lifts my soul to higher freedom

When I silence in my mind from my family of thoughts
I feel my heart, she whispers through my mind,
And in the empty place where the chatter used to be,
The whispers fill me up with loving kind

The voices still continue, but I listen, don't join in,
Often I will mute the ones that fight,
And now I make each choice from the whispered space within
And, for now I'd say I think I've got it right.

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