[Verse]
You ask how I’m doin’, I force a grin,
Say, “I’m good,” though I’m breakin’ within.
I’ve got this line memorized so well,
Even I believe it sometimes myself.
I don’t want you carryin’ my weight,
Don’t wanna pull you into this state.
So I nod, I smile, and change the tone,
Then go back to fightin’ this war alone.
[Chorus]
I say I’m fine, ‘cause it’s easier that way,
Than explainin’ the mess I face each day.
Don’t wanna scare you, don’t wanna fall apart,
So I just keep patchin’ this broken heart.
You’d never know from the words I say…
But no, I ain’t fine.
I’m just fadin’ away.
[Verse]
I answer texts a day too late,
Make excuses I know sound fake.
I hate how far from me I’ve gone,
But I’m tired of feelin’ like I don’t belong.
I see the light in everyone’s face,
While I sit here stuck in the same dark place.
And even though I want to be seen,
I keep on sayin’ what I don’t mean.
[Chorus]
I say I’m fine, ‘cause it’s easier that way,
Than explainin’ the mess I face each day.
Don’t wanna scare you, don’t wanna fall apart,
So I just keep patchin’ this broken heart.
You’d never know from the words I say…
But no, I ain’t fine.
I’m just fadin’ away.
[Bridge – Quiet, Stripped Down]
Maybe someday I’ll find the grace
To speak the truth, to show my face.
But till then, I’ll just repeat the line—
“I’m okay. I swear. I’m fine.”
[Chorus – Soft, Barely Holding On]
I say I’m fine, but I’m sinkin’ fast,
Holdin’ tight to a shatterin’ mask.
Wish someone’d see through this disguise,
And ask again — not just passin’ by.
‘Cause deep down I’m just wantin’ to say…
No, I ain’t fine.
But I hope to be someday.
[Outro – Whispered or Light Vocal]
Yeah, I hope to be… someday.
