Verse 1
You laugh when you're hurting (I know)
Like nobody can tell
You say that you're fine (you're not)
When I know you're not well
You carry your secrets
Like they're yours to defend
But you don't have to hide them
Not from me, not again (not again)
Pre-Chorus
I won't ask you for answers
I won't make you explain
I just want you to know
You don't scare me away (never did)
Chorus
I see you (I see you)
When you think nobody does
I see the cracks underneath
And everything you've covered up (all of it)
You don't have to be fearless
You don't have to pretend
You don't have to fight every battle
All by yourself (not alone)
I'm not here to save you
You're stronger than you know
I just want you to know
You never have to face it alone (I'm right here)
Verse 2
I've watched you keep standing
When you've every right to fall
I've watched you forgive
When you didn't deserve it at all (you didn't)
And sometimes I wish
I could take every scar
But I know they're your story
And they've made you who you are (who you are)
Pre-Chorus
So I'll walk beside you
I won't pull you ahead
And if you can't keep moving
We'll stay here instead (it's okay)
Chorus
I see you (yeah, I see you)
When you think nobody does
I see the girl underneath
All the things that you've become
You don't have to be fearless
You don't have to pretend
You don't have to fight every battle
All by yourself (I'm here)
I'm not here to save you
You're stronger than you know
I just want you to know
You never have to face it alone (never alone)
Bridge
And if the night gets heavy
I'll sit with you till morning (I'll stay)
If the words won't come out
You don't have to say a thing
And if you forget your worth
I'll remind you once again (I will)
Not because you can't find it
But because you're my friend (always)
Chorus
I see you (I see you)
And I'll keep seeing you
Past every wall you've built
Past everything you've been through (everything)
You don't have to be fearless
You don't have to be strong
You don't have to carry everything
Just to prove you belong (you belong)
I'm not here to save you
I know you can make it through
I'm just here beside you
Because I choose you (I choose you)
Outro
So when you can't see yourself
The way that I do
Close your eyes for a moment
And let me see you (just let me)