Smiling through the rain

"Smiling Through the Rain"

Verse 1

I walk into a room, they all know my name,

Laughin' with the crowd, but it don't feel the same.

They're talkin' all around me, I'm miles away,

A ghost behind a heartbeat, just driftin' through the day.

Pre-Chorus

I've learned to wear a smile,

Like it hides the storm inside.

Carrying the weight of the world,

While fighting a ghost no one can find.

Chorus

I'm smiling through the rain,

While my soul's drowning in the pain.

Standing in a crowd, still nobody sees,

The silent war that's breaking me.

Outside I'm sunshine, bright as the morning dawn,

Inside the light has long since gone.

Everybody thinks I'm doing fine...

They don't see the frown behind these eyes.

Verse 2

The mirror tells a story I don't let them read,

Every "How've you been?" gets the answer they need.

I'm an outsider in a place that I belong,

Trying to find my voice in a world that sings along.

Bridge

I'm carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders,

Fighting a ghost that only grows colder.

No bruises to show, no scars they can see,

Just a battle every day between my heart and me.

Maybe someday someone will stay,

Long enough to hear what I can't say.

Final Chorus

I'm smiling through the rain,

But I don't want to hide this pain.

If you're standing in a crowd feeling all alone,

Know you're not the only one walking this road.

Maybe tomorrow the clouds will part,

Maybe healing starts with an open heart.

So if you see me smile, look a little deeper...

Sometimes the strongest hearts are the quietest keepers.

Outro

Still carrying the weight of the world...

Still fighting a ghost no one else can see...

But maybe tomorrow...

That ghost won't be stronger than me.