Verse 1
You spoke like you knew me
Like you’d lived inside my head
Like every word you gave me
Was truth instead of thread
You always smiled while you cut me down
Said it was for my own good
I held it in, I took the blame
Like you always knew I would
Pre-Chorus
You never saw the nights
All the tears I had to hide
I was learning how to breathe
Learning how to feel inside
Chorus
If I fall
I rise up quietly
And if I bleed
I don’t show it easily
I won’t shout
I just learn how to grow
’Cause I’ll never become
What you made of me before
I’m stronger than that
Can’t you see
Post-Chorus
Oooh…
You wanted power
All I needed was truth
You wanted fear
All I needed was proof
Verse 2
I carried weight you wouldn’t hold
You had control, I lost my soul
You fed on doubt like winter air
Every room was cold in there
You picked at cracks inside my skin
Called me weak, blamed everything
But I see it now, I see the truth
You fought the things you feared to lose
Pre-Chorus
You tried to make me fail
Tried to make me feel small
Tried to make me disappear
But I’m still standing after all
Chorus
If I fall
I rise up quietly
And if I bleed
I don’t show it easily
I won’t shout
I just learn how to grow
’Cause I’ll never become
What you made of me before
I’m stronger than that
Can’t you see
[Bridge half-spoken / intimate]
I won’t wear your name
On my skin
And I won’t carry
The shame you’re in
You never learned
What I did
That real strength
Doesn’t need to win
Final Chorus
If I fall
I rise up quietly
And if I bleed
I don’t show it easily
I won’t shout
I just learn how to grow
’Cause I’ll never become
What you made of me before
I’m stronger than that
Yeah, stronger than that
Post-Chorus
Oooh…
You wanted power
All I needed was truth
You wanted fear
All I needed was proof
Outro
I didn’t break
I didn’t fall apart
I’m more than the words
You left on my heart
Tonenico
