Understand Me

I’ve been screaming through a mouth full of silence

Wearing every wound like a badge of defiance

Everybody sees the armor that I wear

But nobody stops to ask what’s underneath there

I don’t need someone to save me

I don’t need a perfect life

I just want someone beside me

When I’m losing every fight

See the cracks beneath my skin

Hear the war I keep within

I NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE ME

When the darkness takes control

Someone who can hold me

When I’m falling through my soul

I NEED SOMEONE TO HEAR ME

Not just words, but what they mean

Someone who can understand

The person buried underneath

I’ve spent too many nights pretending I’m fine

Laughing through the pain just to make it look right

I don’t want another touch that disappears

I want someone who stays when they see my fears

Don’t tell me I’m broken

Don’t tell me I’m weak

Just sit beside me

When I don’t know what to speak

I’ve got scars I never show

I’ve got places no one knows

I NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE ME

When the darkness takes control

Someone who can hold me

When I’m falling through my soul

I NEED SOMEONE TO HEAR ME

Not just words, but what they mean

Someone who can understand

The person buried underneath

DON’T FIX ME!

DON’T CHANGE ME!

JUST STAY!

When I’m angry—

When I’m afraid—

When I’m lost inside my head—

DON’T WALK AWAY!

I’m not asking for forever

I’m asking for something real

Give me one person

Who can see the things I feel

If I let you see the worst of me

Would you still be there?

If I showed you every broken piece

Would you handle me with care?

I don’t need a savior

I don’t need a throne

I just want somebody

Who makes me feel less alone

I NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE ME

When I can’t love myself

Someone who will hold me

When I’ve got nothing left

I NEED SOMEONE TO KNOW ME

Every shadow, every scar

And somehow still look at me

And love me as I am

So if you’re out there...

Don’t promise me the world.

Just promise me you’ll listen.

Promise me you’ll stay.

I DON’T NEED PERFECT.

I JUST NEED REAL.