Shadows Inside

Verse 1

Waking up, the weight won’t leave

A silent scream I can’t retrieve

Mirror shows a face I barely know

Smiles are masks for the pain I hold

Pre-Chorus

Every thought is a storm inside

Every heartbeat a battle I hide

Chorus

I cut to feel, I bleed to cope

Searching for a lifeline, a thread of hope

Darkness whispers, tries to pull me under

But I keep on fighting, torn and asunder

Every scar a story I can’t explain

Every tear a reminder of the pain

Verse 2

Friends don’t see, family can’t know

I bury the truth, let it grow

Numb to the world, alive in my harm

It’s the only way I feel calm

Pre-Chorus

I scream in silence, no one can hear

Trapped in my head, driven by fear

Chorus

I cut to feel, I bleed to cope

Searching for a lifeline, a thread of hope

Darkness whispers, tries to pull me under

But I keep on fighting, torn and asunder

Every scar a story I can’t explain

Every tear a reminder of the pain

Bridge

I’m tired, I’m broken, I don’t know the way

But I’m still here, fighting each day

One step, one breath, one quiet fight

Hoping someday I’ll see the light

Final Chorus

I cut to feel, I bleed to cope

But maybe there’s more than this shadowed slope

Darkness whispers, but I push through

I am more than the pain I knew

Every scar a story, but I’ll survive

Every tear a reminder that I’m alive

Outro

Shadows inside, but I’m still me

Hoping one day I’ll be free