“A Voice from Heaven”: The Collins Family Releases a Never-Before-Heard Father–Son Duet Between Phil Collins and His Son — A Song That Brings Them Together Again, Beyond Time and Life
Music history has just witnessed a miracle.
For the first time ever, the Collins family has unveiled a never-before-heard duet between Phil Collins and his late son — a recording so emotional, so achingly beautiful, that it feels as though father and son are singing to each other across the divide of eternity. The song, titled “You’re Still Here,” is more than just a piece of music. It is a message of love, loss, and reunion — a conversation between two souls joined forever by melody.
The Discovery That Changed Everything
The journey to “You’re Still Here” began when a team of archivists was reviewing Phil Collins’s vast collection of studio recordings from the 1980s and 1990s. Deep within a box of unlabeled tapes, they stumbled upon an unfinished track — a gentle piano ballad featuring Phil’s unmistakable voice in an early demo form. The tape also contained something extraordinary: a few vocal fragments recorded years later, belonging to his son.
At first, no one was sure if the material could be restored. The recordings were old, fragile, and incomplete. But with the help of advanced digital restoration technology, producers at Warner Music UK were able to clean, synchronize, and reassemble the track. What emerged was nothing short of miraculous — a natural, deeply moving duet between father and son, their voices intertwined as if they were meant to meet all along.
“When we first played it back, everyone in the room went silent,” said Lily Collins, Phil’s daughter and family spokesperson. “It wasn’t just a song anymore. It felt like Dad and my brother were in the room, singing together — finally.”
A Song from the Heart
“You’re Still Here” opens with the sound of a lone piano — simple, gentle, familiar. Then comes Phil’s voice: soulful, weathered by time, yet filled with tenderness. He sings of memory, of holding on to what cannot be seen but can always be felt. Moments later, his son’s voice enters — youthful, earnest, filled with light.
Their harmonies blend in the chorus:
“You’re still here / In every breath I take / In every dream I make / You’re still near.”
It’s impossible to listen without feeling the depth of emotion behind every note. Phil’s signature drumming appears midway through the song — soft, steady, like a heartbeat — grounding the music in something timeless and human.
“The song is about love that never dies,” said producer Hugh Padgham, who worked with Phil on many of his classic albums. “You can feel the connection between them. It doesn’t sound engineered; it sounds like destiny.”
The Legacy of Phil Collins
Few artists have written about human emotion as honestly as Phil Collins. From “In the Air Tonight” to “You’ll Be in My Heart” and “Against All Odds,” his songs have always captured the fragility and resilience of love. But “You’re Still Here” feels different. It is quieter, more personal — the reflection of a man who has seen both the beauty and pain of life and still finds peace in song.
Phil, now retired from touring due to health challenges, described the release as “a gift I never expected.” In a statement, he wrote:
“When I first heard our voices together, I felt a sense of calm I hadn’t felt in years. Music has always been my way of speaking when words aren’t enough — and this song, this moment, says everything I ever wanted to say to my son.”
The Family’s Tribute
For the Collins family, “You’re Still Here” is more than a posthumous release — it is a memorial, a celebration, and a reunion all at once. Lily Collins shared that the family decided to share the song publicly because “it felt like something meant to be heard.”
“All our lives, we’ve seen Dad pour his heart into his music,” she said. “Now, we hear him share it with his son — and with the world. It’s both heartbreaking and healing.”
The song’s release will be accompanied by a short documentary titled “Echoes of Us: The Making of ‘You’re Still Here’”, featuring unseen home footage of Phil and his son during recording sessions, as well as interviews with friends, producers, and family members. Proceeds from the project will go to children’s music foundations and grief-support charities, honoring the spirit of connection that inspired the duet.
A Miracle of Sound and Soul
Critics who have previewed the song describe it as “one of the most powerful musical moments of the decade.” Music journalist Simon Reynolds wrote, “This isn’t just a release — it’s a resurrection. It reminds us why we listen to music in the first place: to feel, to remember, to heal.”
Fans have flooded social media with messages of gratitude and awe. One listener wrote, “It’s as if heaven opened for three minutes and let us hear them sing together.” Another simply said, “I didn’t just hear the song — I felt it.”
And perhaps that’s the greatest triumph of “You’re Still Here.” It doesn’t rely on spectacle or technology. It relies on truth — the truth of a father’s love that transcends death, the truth of a song that connects what life divides.
Together Again
In its final verse, Phil whispers, almost to himself:
“When I close my eyes, you’re near.
When I sing, you’re here.”
The piano fades, leaving behind silence — the kind that lingers long after the music ends.
Through “You’re Still Here,” Phil Collins and his son remind the world that while time moves on, love remains. Their voices — one seasoned by life, the other frozen in youth — blend into a harmony that defies mortality.
They may walk in different worlds now, but in this song — in every note, every breath — they live again.
Together. Forever. In harmony that never fades.
