(Verse 1)

I wear a mask to hide the breaking

Dragging all this sorrow, shaking

Trying to fill the holes in smile after smile

But the whispers in my head stretch miles

I’ve learned the silence only kills me

You don’t know how to listen still, see

I’m locked inside a head full of regrets

Words I said I can’t forget

(Pre-Chorus)

I’m crawling in my skin, these wounds will never heal

Fighting just to breathe, just trying to feel

(Chorus)

Why is everything so heavy? I’m holding on

Carrying burdens way beyond what I’m meant to own

Got scars I can’t show, shame I can’t let go

I’m still breathing, but just barely so

(Verse 2)

I’m not what they expect me to be

Trying to fit in won't set me free

Trying to perfect a version I can't live

Who I am—they just won’t forgive

The pressure builds, I'm losing feeling

Can't escape this wound—it's healing

Thought I could survive by blending in

But inside I'm fractured under skin

(Bridge)

Every day I feel less enough

Caught between the “just fit in” and “be tough”

And the silence: it's a heavy weight

Yet if I break down now, it's not too late

(Chorus Reprise)

Why must my heart feel so heavy? I’m still here

Dragging shame that never disappears

I’m a survivor in more ways than you’ll know

Still breathing... even when I’m lowThe only way out’s through, James Baldwin said it true

Our hearts are made for breaking, Wilde whispers too

Through the scars and pressure, I'll claim what’s mine

I may not be perfect—but I will survive