I'm a Big Girl

[Intro – quiet piano]
Mm…
They say I’m strong…
But they don’t know why.
[Verse 1]
People say “you’re strong,” like it’s a gift,
Like I woke up wanting all of this.
But strength was something I had to learn
When every bridge began to burn.
No one there to hold my hand,
So I had to learn to stand.
They say “look how far you’ve come, girl” —
But they don’t know the cost, girl.
[Pre-Chorus]
Every night I told myself
There was no one else.
If I didn’t face the world,
Who would save this girl?
[Chorus]
Carrying storms inside my chest,
Learning how to never rest.
Every tear I had to hide,
Every door I closed inside.
Holding up this heavy world…
’Cause… I’m a big girl.
[Post-Chorus – slowed]
Even when my hands still shake,
Even when my heart might break…
I keep standing in this world…
’Cause… I’m a big girl.
[Verse 2]
I learned silence, learned control,
How to carry every role.
Smiling like it doesn’t hurt,
Even when it’s getting worse.
People cheer the way I rise,
They don’t see the tired eyes.
Growing up before your time
Leaves a shadow in the shine.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Every fall I faced alone, (mm…)
Built a heart of stone. (yeah…)
If I didn’t face the world, (who would?)
Who would save this girl? (save me…)
[Chorus 2]
Balancing the weight I hold, (oh…)
Trying not to lose my soul. (don’t lose it)
Every night I push ahead, (keep going…)
Even when I’m full of dread. (mm…)
Holding up this fragile world… (this world…)
’Cause… I’m a big girl. (yeah…)
[Post-Chorus – slow, emotional]
Even when the night feels long, (so long…)
Even when I don’t feel strong… (not strong…)
Still I’m standing in this world… (standing…)
’Cause… I’m a big girl. (I guess I am…)
[Bridge – soft]
Maybe one day I’ll rest my heart, (someday…)
Lay this armor down in the dark. (let it fall…)
Maybe one day I’ll finally be
Just a girl… not what they need. (just me…)
Ohhhhhh woahhhhh ahhhhh 
[Final Chorus – bigger]
Standing through the rising storms, (oh…)
Living through the shifting norms.
Even when it breaks my world, (don’t break…)
Even when my hope is curled… (mm…)
Still I carry all this world… (all of it…)
’Cause… I’m a big girl. (yeah…)
Yeahhhhh Ohhhhhh woahhhhh 
[Outro – very slow, fading]
No one there to catch my fall… (no one…)
No one there to hear my call… (hear me…)
So I’m standing in this world… (still standing…)
’Cause… I’m a big girl… (a big girl…)
Yeah…
I’m a big girl. (mm…)

Dark indie pop ballad; vulnerable, slow-burning, bittersweet resilience with intimate, emotional tension, female