[Verse 1]
I smile like it’s clean
But I’m wrecked underneath
Got pain in my jaw
And I bite it to sleep
I keep it in chains
Never let it spill
Say “I’m good” too fast
When I’m not at all still
Phone face down again
Let it sit there cold
Everybody asking
I give them the mold
I got mud in my chest
And it won’t wash out
Hands full of the weight
Still I move with my mouth shut
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t ask me now
I won’t break here
I hold it tight
And grind my teeth
Say I’m fine
That’s the cover I wear
Whole world outside
Can’t see what’s in there
[Chorus]
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
I keep it locked up
I keep it quiet
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
Smile like I’m healed
But I’m barely surviving
[Verse 2]
Late train home
With my hood pulled low
Same cracked thoughts
In the same old row
I learned young
How to swallow the scream
How to tuck all the tears
In the seams of a dream
Mama said “speak up”
But I stayed pressed tight
Now the hurt sits deep
Like a fist in the light
I don’t need a crowd
I don’t need a scene
Just a place to bleed
Where nobody sees
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t ask me now
I won’t break here
I hold it tight
And grind my teeth
Say I’m fine
That’s the cover I wear
Whole world outside
Can’t see what’s in there
[Chorus]
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
I keep it locked up
I keep it quiet
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
Smile like I’m healed
But I’m barely surviving
[Bridge]
If you hear me crack
That’s the first real sound
Been a long hard year
With my soul pinned down
I’m not made of stone
I’m just trained to hide
Every cut I got
Still alive inside
[Chorus]
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
I keep it locked up
I keep it quiet
Suffer in silence
Suffer in silence
Smile like I’m healed
But I’m barely surviving