Fear

(Verse 1)

There’s a quiet in the hallway, but it’s louder in my head,

Every heartbeat feels like footsteps that I never quite forget.

I keep waiting for the sunrise just to prove the night will end,

But fear knows all my secrets, and it calls itself my friend.

(Pre-Chorus)

I’m running from a whisper, I’m hiding from a thought,

I’m fighting with the pieces of the battles I forgot.

(Chorus)

Fear, you’re the shadow on the inside,

Crawling up the walls where my doubts hide.

You tell me I’m not strong, but I still rise—

Even when I tremble, I’m alive.

Fear, you can haunt me in the dark,

But you don’t get to own my heart.

(Verse 2)

Every promise that I break is a ghost I learn to chase,

Every truth I try to speak leaves a shiver in its place.

But I’m tired of pretending that your voice is always right,

So I’m stepping past the doorway and I’m walking toward the light.

(Pre-Chorus)

I’m standing in the open, I’m breathing through the storm,

And every breath is louder than the lies I knew before.

(Chorus)

Fear, you’re the shadow on the inside,

Crawling up the walls where my doubts hide.

You tell me I’m not strong, but I still rise—

Even when I tremble, I’m alive.

Fear, you can haunt me in the dark,

But you don’t get to own my heart.

(Bridge)

Maybe courage isn’t fire, it’s a candle in the rain,

Maybe strength is just admitting I am scared but not the same.

And if I fall, I’ll fall forward, I’ll still move through all the weight—

Fear can follow if it wants to, but it won’t decide my fate.

(Final Chorus)

Fear, you’re the shadow on the inside,

But I’m learning how to stand where the truth shines.

You tell me I’m not strong, but watch me rise—

Shaking, but I’m breathing, I’m alive.

Fear, you can whisper in the dark,

But you don’t get to touch my heart.