For Them

This piece isn’t for attention.
It’s not for branding or image.
It’s for any parent who’s ever been forced to choose between their role and their presence.
For those who’ve had to disguise truth just to survive the noise.
For those who stay, quietly, because they love too deeply to walk away.

This isn’t about sides.
It’s about what love refuses to abandon.

This is for every child who deserves to feel their parent’s voice steady—
even when the world tries to silence it.

This is for them - Always.

For Them - Always

Artist: Hybrid Roots | Lyricist: Andy Brotherton
Soulful, spoken, and unshakably present—this piece weaves a defiant tenderness through layered vocals, choir warmth, and unapologetic clarity. Written in reverence for the walk, not the destination. It's for those who know what it means to carry truth softly but firmly…
For Them (two). Always. 

For Them – Always

This is not a love song. It’s a line drawn in clay—where shadows of children stand at the edge of a cracked court, waiting for someone to stay.

A father, holding the ball.
Two rackets on the ground.
A world distracted.

This is the soundtrack of presence.
For every father who didn’t leave—who couldn’t.

“With strings in my hand, and a love I can send…”

Listen. Walk. Remember.

— Andy Brotherton | @andybrothertonmusic

#FatherWhoStay #FamilyCenter #SoundtrackOfPresence #SpokenSong #ThisMeansWar #ParentalAlienation #BalanceIsLife

Serve Me Love

Written in the middle of a storm, not to fight—but to hold still. I stood by a tree, under a split in the path, and I knew I couldn’t just flow forward like they said. I had to wait. I had to stay.

"Holding the Line" is about being a father, not by distance, but by presence—even when the world tells you to move on. It’s about staying close, standing behind, and waiting with quiet strength until your children are free to walk forward on their own path.

This song is for them. And for my parents. And for anyone who’s had to stand in the current and not be washed away.

Holding the Line
(Lyrics by Andy Brotherton)


In a path split wide, I chose to stand my ground
I’ll stand here slow, behind the bend
Til my children walk free, not forced, in the end

This isn’t defiance, or silence unclear
This isn’t absence, or fading in fear
This is the father I know how to be
Still as the stone, steady and free

Not ‘cause they pushed me, or forced me to flow
I stand in the current, feet deep in the mud
Til my reach can hold them—til I know that it could
This isn’t malingering, or trailing behind
This is dragging just right, holding the line
Between their hearts... and mine

I won’t be the echo that time washes clean
I’m here in the quiet, not lost, not unseen
Not broken, just waiting with love as my guide
Til the fork finds a bridge, and we walk side by side

My shield laid down—
No word, no reason, just silence in place
The flow came calling, but
I won’t be pulled...
My children are rising—I’ve seen the facts
This morning, my son woke me with calm
Said “It’s 7:18”—he was ready and strong

“She’s fine,” he said, “I’m waiting for her”
And they left, side by side, no rush, no stir
And people might say, “See? They didn’t need you”
But they did. I was there—behind, in view

[Final Verse / Outro]
It's not easy to stand this way
To wait when the world keeps pulling away
But I believe in this—I believe it’s right

The flow gets louder, it pushes hard
But my children are growing, they’ve come this far
I don’t know how, but I must hold the line
I cannot drift, I must stay near
This path is working—it's becoming clear
I’m holding the line...



Heartfelt male vocals | Acoustic | Soft Rock

Recorded using Music AI V1.4.4

Heartline Recordings

Holding The Line

— Hybrid Soul Series
A soulful plea—spoken in rhythm, sung with conviction.
“Serve Me Love And Not a War of Pride” blends heartfelt vocals with poetic storytelling, built around the metaphor of tennis as a space for healing, not conflict.

This song is not about sport—it’s about presence.
About showing up, not to conquer—but to mend.

Vocals: Male
Mood: Soulful, strong, un-egotistical
Message: From baseline to heaven—we rise above. Serve love.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Aydi50EPPec?si=YpboKrJB0d03fmJ-

Serve Me Love And Not a War of Pride

Hybrid Roots creates music that blends jazz, soul, grunge, and spoken word—rooted in fatherhood, balance, emotional depth, and human connection.

Each song is a moment of real-time healing—guided by rhythms of love, work, struggle, and the shared language of care.

From parenting through pain to rediscovering peace in rhythm, Hybrid Roots doesn’t offer escape. He offers return:

🌱 Return to rhythm
🌱 Return to roots
🌱 Return to what matters

Debut single “Life’s Balance” released June 13, 2025.