Listen & feel · 5 min 9 sec
Underneath
See the child inside the kid.
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Behind the song
A song from the child’s imagined point of view.
When behaviour is loud, withdrawn or difficult, it can become the only thing an adult can see.
Underneath is an invitation to pause before making that moment the whole story—to stay curious about the feeling, need or experience the child may not yet know how to explain.
After listening
Hold one question gently.
What might my child be finding hard to carry—and what would help them feel safe enough to be known?
You do not need to force an answer. Notice. Listen. Stay available. Come back to what the child needs from you now.
Accessible wordsRead the lyrics to Underneath
The words are provided so the song can still be followed without hearing the audio.
Cold open
Maybe loud isn’t angryMaybe quiet isn’t fineMaybe ‘leave me alone’Means…Please don’t leave this time
Verse one
There’s a slammed door in the hallwayThere’s a backpack on the floorThere’s an answer full of angerWhen you only asked one thing moreThere’s a face that won’t look at youThere’s a voice that’s getting sharpAnd it’s easy in that momentJust to see the hardest partBut behaviour tells a storyIf we stay long enough to hearSometimes anger isn’t angerSometimes anger looks like fear
Pre-chorus
Before you answer what I’m showingBefore you meet me where I’m loudLook a little further downMaybe what you’re seeingIsn’t all that’s happening now
Chorus
See me underneath itUnderneath the noiseUnderneath the slammed doorUnderneath the voiceMaybe I’m not fighting youMaybe I’m just fighting what I feelI don’t know the words yetBut I promise you it’s realSo when I’m hard to reachDon’t only see what I didSee me underneath itSee the child inside the kid
Post-chorus
UnderneathUnderneathThere’s always something underneath
Verse two
Maybe ‘I don’t care’ means ‘help me’Maybe silence means ‘I’m scared’Maybe pushing you awayIs how I check if you’ll stay thereMaybe I was holding steadyTill one little thing went wrongAnd the thing you think you’re seeingStarted hours before it showedMaybe hungryMaybe tiredMaybe something happened thereMaybe I don’t understand itI just know it’s everywhere
Pre-chorus
Before you answer what I’m showingBefore you tell me I should stopLook beneath the thing you’re watchingThere’s a reasonFor the part you cannot see on top
Chorus
See me underneath itUnderneath the noiseUnderneath the slammed doorUnderneath the voiceMaybe I’m not fighting youMaybe I’m just fighting what I feelI don’t know the words yetBut I promise you it’s realSo when I’m hard to reachDon’t only see what I didSee me underneath itSee the child inside the kid
Bridge
I don’t need every feeling fixedI don’t need every tear explainedI don’t need you to make it disappearI just need to know you’ll stayWhen I’m messyWhen I’m angryWhen I don’t make any senseWhen my little nervous systemDoesn’t know what happens next
Bridge build
Don’t make my hardest momentThe definition of my heartDon’t mistake the way I’m copingFor the person that I amI’m still learning how to carryThings I don’t know how to nameAnd sometimes all I’m really askingIs…Can you see me through the pain?
Final chorus
See me underneath itUnderneath the noiseUnderneath the slammed doorUnderneath the voiceMaybe I’m not fighting youMaybe I’m just fighting what I feelI don’t know the words yetBut I need you to believe it’s realAnd when I’m hard to reachDon’t only see what I didSee me underneath itSee the child inside the kid
Final lift
See me when I’m angrySee me when I hideSee me when I push you backAnd something says don’t leave my sideSee more than the momentMore than everything I didSee me underneath itSee the child inside the kid
Outro
Maybe loud isn’t angryMaybe quiet isn’t fineMaybe ‘leave me alone’Means…Please don’t leave this time