“The Only One Tired”

Verse 1

She clocks in before the sun remembers her name

Coffee burnt, back aching, still plays the game

Breaking herself for a paycheck that don’t care

Hands full of everyone else’s shit, no one there

Pre-Chorus

He says “just breathe” like that fixes the mess

Like the sink cleans itself, like stress ain’t stress

And my boss says “team” from a seat she won’t leave

While I’m drowning in work she don’t ever see

Chorus

I bend till I break, then they ask me for more

Work bleeds into home, home feels like war

I’m carrying fires in both of my hands

Still somehow the blame always lands where I stand

I’m tired of being strong, tired of being polite

If this is a partnership, why am I the only one tired?

Verse 2

Dinner cold, laundry piled like it’s judging my soul

Floor hasn’t seen love since God knows when, though

He’s “had a long day,” yeah I did too

But mine don’t end when the clock hits two

Boss sends texts like it’s my damn fault

Like I’m supposed to be grateful for drowning at all

She don’t show up, don’t back me up

Just counts my hours and calls it “enough”

Pre-Chorus 2

They love my effort, hate my tone

Love my work, leave me alone

Say “you’re amazing” then disappear

When I need help, nobody’s here

Chorus

I bend till I break, then they ask me to bend

Say “you’re so capable” — that’s not a compliment

I’m split in half trying to make this all fit

A job that don’t care and a house full of shit

I’m done biting my tongue, done losing the fight

If this is a partnership, why am I the only one tired?

Bridge

Don’t call me dramatic

Don’t call me strong

Don’t say “you got this”

When you’ve been wrong

I’m not your backbone

I’m not your glue

I’m not the problem

I’m the proof

That I carried this shit

While you watched me drown

Smiled through burnout

Kept this whole thing down

Breakdown

I asked for help, not a lecture

I asked for effort, not pressure

I asked to be seen, not ignored

Now I’m kicking down every damn door

Final Chorus

I bent till I broke and I stayed too long

Held everything up just to prove I was strong

But strength ain’t silence and love ain’t neglect

And respect don’t come after you’re wrecked

So if you’re wondering why I’m changing tonight

It’s ‘cause I’m done being strong for people who won’t fight

Outro

Clocked out… finally

And I’m not picking this shit back up.