Nobody hears the strong ones

Verse 1

They saw me smiling in the photographs

Saw the comeback, thought the storm had passed

Saw the gold where the cracks used to be

But nobody asked what it cost me

They saw the fire, they saw the flame

They never saw the nights I almost changed

My mind, my dreams, my faith, my name

Trying to survive the pain

Pre-Chorus

Everybody cheers when you get back up

Nobody stays when the room goes dark

Chorus

'Cause nobody hears the strong ones crying

Nobody sees the battles they're hiding

They see the diamond, they miss the pressure

See the healed heart, not what it weathered

And some nights I'm still talking to the ceiling

Wondering if anybody feels what I'm feeling

I've got a third heart beating inside these scars

Still lonely beneath the stars

Nobody hears the strong ones

Verse 2

I became the girl they said I'd be

Independent, brave, finally free

But freedom has a quiet side

Where you celebrate alone some nights

I learned to carry my own weight

Learned how to smile when I break

Learned how to keep moving forward

When nobody was waiting at the door

Pre-Chorus

Everybody loves the victory song

Nobody listens when it's three A.M.

Chorus

'Cause nobody hears the strong ones crying

Nobody sees the battles they're hiding

They see the diamond, they miss the pressure

See the healed heart, not what it weathered

And some nights I'm still talking to the ceiling

Wondering if anybody feels what I'm feeling

I've got a third heart beating inside these scars

Still lonely beneath the stars

Nobody hears the strong ones

Bridge

Maybe loneliness isn't empty space

Maybe it's growing into a different shape

Maybe the reason I survived it all

Wasn't to wait for someone to call

Maybe this third heart wasn't made to chase

Maybe it was made to lead the way

Final Chorus

Now they can hear the strong one singing

Every scar turning into something

Every shattered piece becoming treasure

Every storm becoming a measure

Of the woman standing where the girl once stood

Stronger than she ever thought she could

I've got a third heart shining through the dark

A diamond where they left their mark

And nobody hears the strong ones crying...

Because they're busy teaching the world

how to survive.

(Third Heart...)

(Third Heart...)