Pieces of Us

I’m trying not to break but the weight keeps pulling me low,

Trying to breathe through the shadows of every secret I don’t show,

Reaching out my hands hoping someone might finally know,

How it feels to be strong for the world while inside you’re losing control.

I’ve been waking every morning with a pain I can’t replace,

Putting makeup over memories just to hide them on my face.

People tell me I’m a diamond but they never see the trace

Of the nights I lost myself trying to shine with perfect grace.

I tried to talk but every time I spoke my voice would break,

Like telling someone how you’re drowning makes it real and hard to take.

So I built a wall around my feelings just to keep away the ache,

But walls don’t keep you safe when it’s your heart that starts to shake.

People see my power and assume I never fear the fall,

But the strongest-sounding voices hide the quietest of all.

I learned to carry mountains like they’re nothing, stand up tall,

But being brave don’t mean you’re numb — it just means you took the call.

I’m trying not to break but the weight keeps pulling me low,

Trying to breathe through the shadows of every secret I don’t show,

Reaching out my hands hoping someone might finally know,

How it feels to be strong for the world while inside you’re losing control.

I stand inside a crowded room and feel like I’m erased, like everyone can see my flaws tattooed across my face,

My heart begins to race like it’s in some twisted chase, and every single heartbeat feels completely out of place.

He rezado en el suelo, mis rodillas marcadas por el dolor,

Preguntándole a Dios por qué las pérdidas tocan siempre mi puerta sin temor,

I’ve given all my pieces, ya no tengo más amor,

Yet somehow I’m still breathing, fighting through the war.

I’ve been at war with my reflection since I first learned how to see, every mirror shows a version that I swear can’t be me,

They fed me lines like “you’d be perfect if you lost a bit, you’d be,” and I believed them till my worth was just a fraction on a screen,

Tried on outfits just to hate them, tried on smiles that didn’t fit, scrolling pictures of perfection till my confidence would split,

Counting calories like failures, every bite another hit, like my body’s just a battle that I’m destined to submit

I’m trying not to break but the weight keeps pulling me low,

Trying to breathe through the shadows of every secret I don’t show,

Reaching out my hands hoping someone might finally know,

How it feels to be strong for the world while inside you’re losing control.