The quiet between the cracks

“The Quiet Between the Cracks”

(Verse 1)

I learned how to smile with a storm in my chest,

How to say “I’m okay” when I barely could rest.

Every hallway echoed, every shadow knew my name,

And the mirror looked different after all the pain.

(Pre-Chorus)

But the moon still rose,

Even on the nights I cried,

And somewhere underneath the hurt,

A piece of me survived.

(Chorus)

You didn’t take the stars from my sky,

Didn’t silence every lullaby.

I’m more than the fear you left behind,

More than the scars burned in my mind.

I am breaking chains you thought would stay,

Learning how to breathe again each day.

And though my voice still shakes sometimes,

It’s mine.

It’s mine.

(Verse 2)

There are ghosts in the quiet, memories in the rain,

Some days feel heavy like carrying a name.

But I’m stitching up my soul with trembling hands and hope,

Finding little reasons every day to cope.

(Bridge)

I was never weak for hurting,

Never small for feeling lost.

Surviving isn’t pretty,

But survival has a cost.

And I’m still here…

Still here.

(Final Chorus)

You didn’t take the light from my eyes,

Didn’t bury all my dreams alive.

I’m more than what happened to me,

More than every shattered piece.

I am rising slowly from the dark,

Carrying a wildfire in my heart.

And even through the ache sometimes,

I’ll shine.

I’ll shine.