[[Verse 1]
You cannot deny my truth
Written ink
Written in the pictures
Pinned in the feed you never scroll through
Written in the scars on my skin
In the jokes that land a bit too thin
I keep receipts in the back of my grin
Quiet
Folded
Hidden
[Pre-Chorus]
When people walk past me
At work
On a crowded street
They only see “I’m fine
I’m fine”
Not the captions underneath (underneath)
[Chorus]
It’s written on the scars I hold
On my skin
In my bones
In my phone
Every crack is a line you never read
Every ache is a word that I bled
My truth’s in the marks you don’t see
Every bruise is a piece of my speech
You walk by
But the story still shows
It’s written on the scars I hold
[Verse 2]
Name tag
Small talk
Stapled smile
I file my feelings in a “later” pile
Coffee in my hand like armor
Laugh a little louder
Try a little harder
You see the surface
Pressed and clean
You don’t see the midnight scenes
Where I trace each line
Each old split seam
Trying to believe what they mean
[Chorus]
It’s written on the scars I hold
On my skin
In my bones
In my phone
Every crack is a line you never read
Every ache is a word that I bled
My truth’s in the marks you don’t see
Every bruise is a piece of my speech
You walk by
But the story still shows
It’s written on the scars I hold
[Bridge]
Maybe one day you’ll look longer
Let your careful eyes grow softer
Find a whole life in these tiny folds
Read the courage in the way I show
[Chorus]
It’s written on the scars I hold
On my skin
In my bones
In my phone
Every crack is a line you never read
Every ache is a word that I bled
My truth’s in the marks you don’t see
Every bruise is a piece of my speech
You walk by
But the story still shows
It’s written on the scars I hold