What they taught you

Lyrics

[Intro] Breathe in...... Breathe out Who taught me… my worth was what I provide? Who taught me… to carry pain without making noise? [Verse 1] I learned survival before I learned peace Learned how to function while my soul decreased Smile in public… bleed in private Keep it moving… never show where the knife hit Who taught me being strong meant hiding fear? Who taught me healing make a man disappear? Go to work… protect… provide… repeat Even with anxiety riding in the passenger seat People praise the armor… nobody ask what it cost How many pieces of myself did I lose trying not to get lost? [Hook] Who taught me that? That I gotta carry everything and still never admit what I need? Who taught me that? That healing somehow weakens me? I’m breaking inherited pressure… I’m rewriting what was given to me. [Verse 2] Many men ain’t cold… many men adapted Built armor from rejection… still starving for connection Want safe love… not judgment in disguise A place I don’t gotta perform… don’t gotta minimize Cause silence became survival Pressure became identity Strength became carrying everything without checking my own energy [Outro] I release the belief that my worth is only what I provide The man behind the role… deserves peace too.