[Verse 1]
You write my name on another chart
Ask me “how long has it been?”
I laugh so I don’t fall apart
Say “I can’t eat”
You just reach for a pen
Like it’s all in my head again
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m shrinking in my own skin
Screaming in a soft voice you can’t hear
[Chorus]
How many times do I say I’m hurting
Before somebody believes me?
I’m right here
Breaking on the surface
Hungry for a way to be free
I don’t want “fine
” I want honest
I need you to see I’m not okay
I can’t keep swallowing this silence
There has to be another way
[Verse 2]
You circle numbers
You miss my eyes
“Maybe just try one more pill”
I’m chewing air just to pass the time
Fork to my mouth
But my body stands still
I’m so tired of being “will you?” not “will”
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fade right out this frame
Will anyone remember I was here?
[Chorus]
How many times do I say I’m hurting
Before somebody believes me?
I’m right here
Breaking on the surface
Hungry for a way to be free
I don’t want “fine
” I want honest
I need you to see I’m not okay
I can’t keep swallowing this silence
There has to be another way
[Bridge]
Listen to the words I’m saying (hey)
Not the ones you wish were true
This is more than being “stressed”
This is losing pieces of me too
I’m not asking you to fix me
Just stand close enough to stay
Hear me when I whisper
“There has to be another way”
[Chorus]
How many times do I say I’m hurting
Before somebody believes me?
I’m right here
Breaking on the surface
Hungry for a way to be free
I don’t want “fine
” I want honest
I need you to see me when I say
I can’t keep swallowing this silence
There has to be another way
(another way, another way)