The Weight I Never Show

Lyrics

**Verse 1** I learned to smile before I learned to speak, Hide every crack so nobody could see. They'd ask, "How's life?" I'd say, "It's going great," While carrying storms that I could barely face. I watched my friends all build their lives ahead, While I kept fighting battles in my head. You'd never know by looking in my eyes, How many dreams I've buried just to survive. **Pre-Chorus** How do you tell the world you're running out of air, When everyone believes you're getting there? **Chorus** I'm tired of saying, "I'll be alright," When every morning feels the same old night. I'm tired of wearing armor made of pride, Pretending that there's nothing left to hide. If you could hear the words I never say, You'd know I've been losing myself every day. Still somewhere underneath this broken soul, There's someone I remember... someone I hope I still know. **Verse 2** Some people leave without a last goodbye, Some memories refuse to let you by. You tell yourself that time will make it fade, But time just taught me how to mask the pain. I've stood in rooms surrounded by a crowd, Never felt a silence quite this loud. Funny how the loneliest place I've known Was standing there... pretending I was home. **Bridge** Maybe strength was never standing tall alone, Maybe it's admitting when your heart feels cold. Maybe healing starts the day you finally choose To stop becoming someone you were never meant to be. **Final Chorus** I'm done with saying, "I'll be alright," I'm done pretending everything's just fine. These scars don't make me any less of me, They prove I fought through things you'll never see. If tomorrow brings another chance to breathe, Maybe that's enough for me to believe. I don't need all the answers anymore... Just one more sunrise worth fighting for. **Outro** So if you see me smiling, understand— It took a thousand tears to get here. And if my voice still shakes when I sing these words... It's only because they're finally real.