Quiet War

Verse 1

Morning comes the same again

Before the light, before the noise

Coffee in an empty room

Trying to steady what I can’t avoid

Something’s different in my head

A weight I cannot set aside

Thoughts I’ve never known before

Now there’s nowhere left to hide

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Chorus

I smile… like nothing’s wrong

Hold it in… just carry on

But underneath… I’m coming undone

Fighting a war that no one sees

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Verse 2

There’s a voice that calls my name

Says there’s peace if I let go

But I see their faces there

And I know I can’t go

So I stand and take the hit

Every breath, I choose to stay

’Cause my silence keeps them whole

Even as I fade away

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Chorus

I smile… like nothing’s wrong

Hold it in… just carry on

But underneath… I’m coming undone

Fighting a war that no one sees

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Bridge (very minimal, emotional)

If I fall…

Would they understand?

If I break…

Would they feel the same?

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Final Chorus (slightly bigger, but still restrained)

So I smile… though it cuts so deep

Tell myself… this pain I keep

Is better than the one they’d feel

If I let go… and disappear.