Lo que siempre fuiste tu
Story Behind the Song
"Lo Que Siempre Fuiste Tu" (What You Always Were) is a thank you to my nephew, and the most honest song I have written about being wrong about someone in the best possible way.
We had been estranged for far too long over a misunderstanding, and for years I believed he carried a grudge against me. The distance between us was full of noise, of old errors and old pain, and so much silence. I thought that door was closed for good.
Then came the hardest stretch of my life. I feared I was about to lose the person I love most, and I could not work. He was the last person I expected to reach out, and yet he was the one who showed up. He called again and again just to check on me, and more than once he sent help when I had no way to provide it. In a single unexpected embrace I understood that the bond had never really broken.
This song is how I say it out loud, that he turned out to be a constant light, a steady presence that stayed when others left, giving without judgment. I had been so wrong about him, and I have never been more grateful to be wrong. Thank you for being exactly what you always were.
Miguel Vallarta
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Author: Miguel Vallarta
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