[Verse 1]
They call it weakness
I call it rain in the chest
Held that whole house up
While my own ribs got stressed
Bit my tongue at the table
Kept my face cut clean
Carried everybody
Like a machine with a scream
No one saw the shaking
When the door was shut
Took the hit, took the heat
Still I stood up tough
Tears hit hard
When the load gets deep
A man breaks down
After years of sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall, I fall loud
If I break, I break proud
Held it in too long now
It’s coming out now
[Chorus]
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
I kept it all inside
Now it runs like a flood
It’s not that I am weak
It’s that I’m made of blood
[Verse 2]
Worked with a cracked heart
Smile on, jaw tight
Never let it show, man
Never lost the fight
Stacked my hurt in silence
Like bricks in a wall
Then one hard moment
And the whole thing falls
Look at my hands now
They’ve held too much weight
Look at these eyes now
They don’t lie, they break
Crying ain’t folding
Crying ain’t shame
It’s the war still living
Under my name
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall, I fall loud
If I break, I break proud
Held it in too long now
It’s coming out now
[Chorus]
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
I kept it all inside
Now it runs like a flood
It’s not that I am weak
It’s that I’m made of blood
[Bridge]
I was the last one standing
When the night got mean
I was the calm in the chaos
The steel in the seam
But steel can bend
And stone can crack
I don’t need your pity
I just want my back
[Breakdown]
Let it hit
Let it wash
Let it out
Let it drop
I’ve been strong
I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
[Final Chorus]
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
It’s because I’ve been strong
Too long, too long
I kept it all inside
Now it runs like a flood
It’s not that I am weak
It’s that I’m made of blood