Verse 1
Everybody's got a saying
Everybody's got advice
"Time heals all wounds"
"God's got a plan"
Like that somehow makes it right
They mean well when they say it
I know they're trying to help
But tonight I don't need answers
I just need permission to feel
Pre-Chorus
I'm tired of silver linings
Tired of lessons in disguise
Chorus
Don't tell me I'll be stronger
Don't tell me I'll be fine
Don't tell me this is happening
At exactly the right time
Don't tell me there's a reason
Don't tell me what I'll learn
Right now all I know is
Something beautiful still hurts
Maybe someday I'll believe it
Maybe someday I'll see why
But tonight
Don't tell me I'll be stronger
Just let me cry
Verse 2
Everybody loves a comeback
Everybody loves the ending
Nobody talks about the middle
When your whole heart's barely bending
They see the person you'll become
I see the person that I lost
And I'm still counting all the pieces
Trying to figure out the cost
Pre-Chorus
I know the sun is somewhere
On the other side of this
But that's not where I'm standing
And that's not what I miss
Chorus
Don't tell me I'll be stronger
Don't tell me I'll survive
Don't tell me this heartbreak's gonna
Make me more alive
Don't tell me it's a chapter
Don't tell me I'll move on
Right now I'm still waking up
To a world where you are gone
Maybe someday I'll believe it
Maybe someday I'll see why
But tonight
Don't tell me I'll be stronger
Just let me cry
Bridge
For once I don't need fixing
For once I don't need hope
I don't need another promise
About how I'll learn to cope
Just sit beside me quietly
You don't have to make it right
Sometimes the bravest thing
Is surviving one more night
Final Chorus
Don't tell me I'll be stronger
Don't tell me this will pass
Don't tell me every broken thing
Was meant to crack
Maybe all of that is true
Maybe time will change my mind
But tonight
I don't need a miracle
I just need a little time
So don't tell me I'll be stronger
Just stay awhile
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