[Intro]
Yeah
I been quiet for a minute
Guess I’ll try say it now
[Verse 1]
Face blank
Head loud
Heart heavy
I’m proud…?
I don’t even know what I’m feeling
Got a laugh on my lips, but I’m reeling
They say “talk to me”
Words freeze, then flee
Mouth dry
Eyes wet
I just say “I’m fine” and reset
Scroll through my phone at 3 a.m.
Half-typed texts I’ll never send
Delete, rewrite, then I ghost again
Can’t explain the storm, so I hide the rain
[Chorus]
It’s hard to say I’m hurting
Hard to say I’m scared
Easier to joke like nothing’s there
I swallow every sentence
till my chest feels tight
Numb on the surface
screaming inside
[Verse 2]
Therapist asking “where’s the pain sit?”
Point to my chest like “all of it”
Try to speak, throat locks like a door
Whole life lived on “I’m good, I’m sure”
I got days I can’t get out the bed
Argue with the ceiling in my head
“Other people got it worse,” I repeat
Use that line just to keep me beat
People say “reach out, we care”
But I hate how small I feel out there
Like my problems cheap, like I’m overdoing
So I drown in the dark, keep the mask still moving
[Chorus]
It’s hard to say I’m hurting
Hard to say I’m scared
Easier to joke like nothing’s there
I swallow every sentence
till my chest feels tight
Numb on the surface
screaming inside
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If I say “I’m lost,” will you stay?
If I say “I’m tired,” is that okay?
If I finally crack in the middle of the day
Will you see my shame, or just turn away?
[Chorus]