[Verse 1]
I bite the words in half
And swallow every spark
Smile like I'm unscarred
While thunder fills the dark
The mirror knows my name
But never what I say
I lock the door at dawn
And hide the keys away
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure in my chest
Like armor made of glass
Every breath a battle
Every second dragged
If I let it out
Would you still stay?
Or turn from the fire
And walk away?
[Chorus]
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
A storm behind my eyes
A blade I never show
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
But baby, if you hold me
Maybe I could let it go
(I keep it all inside)
[Verse 2]
Your hand brushes my sleeve
And I almost break
One soft word from you
Could make the walls shake
I learned to wear the wound
Like a crown of stone
Kingdom made of silence
Built to stand alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure in my chest
Like armor made of glass
Every breath a battle
Every second dragged
If I let it out
Would you still stay?
Or turn from the fire
And walk away?
[Chorus]
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
A storm behind my eyes
A blade I never show
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
But baby, if you hold me
Maybe I could let it go
(I keep it all inside)
[Bridge]
Now the gates are shaking
Hear the iron cry
I was never empty
I was only high
Higher than the fear
Lower than the sky
Say my name, stay near
Let the wreckage fly
[Final Chorus]
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
A storm behind my eyes
A blade I never show
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
But baby, if you hold me
Maybe I could let it go
(I keep it all inside)
I keep it all inside
I keep it all inside
And when the walls come down
You'll be the one I know