Still here

Verse 1

I learned it young, before I had the words

A weight in my chest, like a truth unheard

Crowded rooms, but I’m standing alone

Smiling on cue, like I’ve always known

How to look fine, how to carry it well

How to laugh on the outside, ring the bell

Verse 2

It’s waking up wrapped in a dim gray day

Like the sun forgot how to find its way

Every thought moves slow, every step feels thick

Time drips heavy, like it’s playing a trick

People say, “You’re strong,” and I nod, I agree

But they don’t see the war that’s inside of me

Chorus

I live in a fog that won’t lift or break

I wear a brave face for my own sake

No one hears the quiet, constant noise

No one sees the cost of making this choice

But I’m still here, still standing tall

I bend, I breathe, but I don’t fall

Verse 3

There are days I feel miles away

From who I was, from yesterday

I show up, I do what I have to do

Carry the load, see the whole day through

Isolation dressed up as “I’m okay”

I’ve mastered the art of getting through the day

Chorus

I live in a fog that won’t lift or break

I wear a brave face for my own sake

No one hears the quiet, constant noise

No one sees the cost of making this choice

But I’m still here, still choosing life

Still fighting through the longest nights

Bridge

And then—sometimes—the clouds thin out

I feel my pulse, I feel no doubt

A laugh lands deep, a breath feels free

For a moment, I remember me

Those moments prove what I already know

There’s light in here, even when it’s low

Final Chorus

I won’t give up, I never have

I’m still walking this broken path

Peace isn’t gone, it lives inside

That’s the reason I still fight

I know the calm is part of me

I’ll find my way back, eventually

Outro

So I keep going, year by year

Through the fog, through the fear

Still here. Still breathing. Still alive.

And that alone means I survive.