[Verse 1]
Have you ever sat alone?
Crying on the floor
Past in my hands
Like glass on the door
The old hurt talks back
When the house gets still
I swallow my tears
So nobody feels
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep on moving
I keep on smiling
Patch by patch
I’m barely surviving
But I hold it in
For the ones I love
I take the hit
Then I rise above
[Chorus]
Mother’s quiet war
Mother’s quiet war
I stay strong through them (through them)
I stay strong through them
No one sees my fear
No one hears the ache
I carry the world (the world)
Till my hands can shake
[Verse 2]
Trying to heal
Trying to help
Everybody else
Before I help myself
I know that look
In my own eyes
Built from the nights
I learned to hide
They call me strong
Like it costs me nothing
But every brave step
Still comes from something
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep on moving
I keep on smiling
Patch by patch
I’m barely surviving
But I hold it in
For the ones I love
I take the hit
Then I rise above
[Chorus]
Mother’s quiet war
Mother’s quiet war
I stay strong through them (through them)
I stay strong through them
No one sees my fear
No one hears the ache
I carry the world (the world)
Till my hands can shake
[Bridge]
If I could speak my pain
I’d say I’m tired tonight
I need a softer voice
I need a little light
Still I won’t let go
Of the heart I guard
I was made of hurt
And I made it hard
[Final Chorus]
Mother’s quiet war
Mother’s quiet war
I stay strong through them (through them)
I stay strong through them
No one sees my fear
No one hears the ache
I carry the world (the world)
Till my hands can shake
Mother’s quiet war
Mother’s quiet war
I stay strong through them (through them)
I stay strong through them