Fighting a war within!

Suit up in my school blazer

Tie’s a little like a noose

Textbooks on the table

But my mind’s on the truce

Smiling in the hallway

So nobody sees the smoke

All these tiny battles

In the words I never spoke

I draw a line in my notebook

Like a border in my chest

Which side am I standing on

When I’m scared to give my best

I’m fighting a war within

Every breath

Every spin

On the outside I’m still grinning

Inside

Kingdoms fall again

I’m holding my ground tonight

Underneath all this skin

If I lose or if I win

I’m still fighting a war within (yeah)

Mom calls

Says “eat dinner”

I say “yeah”

Cut the call

Friends laugh through the speakers

But I’m backed against a wall

Posters on the ceiling

Of the hero I pretend

Can I ever meet him

Or is he just a trend

I trace my fears in the mirror

Like a map of old regrets

Who am I protecting

If I never place my bets

I’m fighting a war within

Every breath

Every spin

On the outside I’m still grinning

Inside

Kingdoms fall again

I’m holding my ground tonight

Underneath all this skin

If I lose or if I win

I’m still fighting a war within (hey)

Hands up

If you’ve ever felt this small

Heart loud

Like it’s marching to a brawl

Stand up

Even shaking

Even frail

We rise

On the days we almost fail (oh)

I’m fighting a war within

Every breath

Every spin

On the outside I’m still grinning

Inside

Kingdoms fall again

I’m holding my ground tonight

Underneath all this skin

If I lose or if I win

I’m still fighting a war within

Still fighting a war within