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Title: “Small Things”

(Verse 1)

I was just a child in a world too cold

Hands that should’ve held me only broke my soul

Stolen silence, bruises I couldn’t show

Growing up too fast with nowhere safe to go

Tried to stand tall, but I fell through the cracks

Every step forward, the pain pulled me back

Dreams in my mind that I never could reach

School just a cage, and I lost every piece

(Pre-Chorus)

Told myself one day I’d rewrite the page

But the ink bled out, couldn’t fight the rage

Still I wake up and I try again

But I’m tired of pretending I’m not broken

(Chorus)

These are the small things that nobody sees

Scars on my heart where I learned not to breathe

All of the nights I was screaming inside

Wishing someone would just say it’s alright

I’m still here, though I don’t understand

Living this life as a young adult man

Carrying weight that I can’t set down

But I’m still standing somehow

(Verse 2)

There were days I prayed just to disappear

Built walls of silence, cried invisible tears

They say time heals, but it just teaches you

How to fake your smile and hide the truth

I broke too many times to count

Lost in a storm I couldn’t talk about

Tried to climb out, but the ledge was thin

Fell back in and called it living

(Pre-Chorus)

Hope was a whisper I couldn’t trust

Dreams turned to ashes and blew to dust

But even in the dark, there’s a spark I hold

A voice in my chest that won’t let go

(Chorus)

These are the small things that nobody sees

Scars on my heart where I learned not to breathe

All of the nights I was screaming inside

Wishing someone would just say it’s alright

I’m still here, though I don’t understand

Living this life as a young adult man

Carrying weight that I can’t set down

But I’m still standing somehow

(Bridge)

I don’t want pity, I just want to be heard

These wounds don’t vanish with kind words

But if there’s someone out there like me

Maybe this song can help them breathe

(Final Chorus)

These are the small things that shaped who I am

The fire, the fights, the shattered plans

But I’m still walking, even with the pain

Still holding on in the pouring rain

I’m still here, though I don’t understand

Living this life as a young adult man

Not healed, not whole—but doing what I can

I’m still standing… yeah, I’m still standing