invisible cloak

Verse 1
I can only be strong for so much
Till the breaking point finally hits
Smiles stitched over bruised-up trust
They don’t see the cracks I’m in
I hold it together in public rooms
But I’m folding when the lights go dim
I keep my feelings buried deep
Locked away under my skin
Pre-Chorus
They ask for more like I don’t bleed
Like I don’t need room to breathe
Every weight they place on me
Pretending I don’t feel a thing
Chorus
No respect, no compassion in sight
No pause, no mercy, no compromise
No understanding, just orders to obey
Demands falling on me every day
They say “she will,” they say “she won’t”
Make decisions like I don’t exist
Standing in the middle of my own life
While they move on without me in it

Verse 2
I learned how to disappear in plain view
Smile through what’s tearing me apart
Family guessing what I’m gonna do
Never asking what’s inside my heart
They talk around me, over my name
Like my voice don’t carry weight
They plan futures I never chose
Leave me watching from the gate
Pre-Chorus 2
I gave and gave till there was none
Now they wonder why I’m numb
I’m not cold, I’m worn down thin
Trying not to cave within
Chorus
No respect, no compassion in sight
No pause, no mercy, no compromise
No understanding, just orders to obey
Demands falling on me every day
They say “she will,” they say “she won’t”
Make decisions like I don’t exist
Standing in the middle of my own life
While they move on without me in it
Bridge (Spoken / Soft-Sung)
I don’t vanish…
I get pushed into silence
I don’t lack strength…
I run out of places to hide it
Final Chorus (Lift)
So I sit wearing an invisible cloak
Watching eyes speak straight to my soul
Every look saying what mouths won’t say
I hear it all, I just don’t engage
I’m present, but unseen somehow
Breathing, yet fading out
If you wonder why I don’t fight anymore
It’s because I’ve been fighting all along
Outro
Invisible…
But I feel everything.
I’m taking off the cloak tonight
Letting my voice breathe light
If you never saw me then
You’ll hear me now…

female/R&B/for 2026 music/ with background vocals and ad-libs