I CARRY IT QUIETLY

(Sad / Emotional / Soulful)

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I don’t talk about it much…

Not because it didn’t hurt.

But because it still does.

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I learned how to smile while my heart was heavy

Tellin’ everybody I’m good, don’t worry

I show up strong so nobody asks

What I’m really feelin’ when I’m alone at last

I been carryin’ weight nobody sees

Sayin’ “I’m fine” so they don’t worry ‘bout me

I don’t cry loud, I don’t fall apart

I just sit with it quietly, right in my heart

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I don’t know how to ask for help

When I’m used to holdin’ myself

I don’t wanna be a burden to you

So I bleed in silence, it’s what I do

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I carry it quietly, day by day

All the things I never say

I love hard, I hurt deep

I lose sleep so others can sleep

If I disappear inside my mind

Please know I really tried

I don’t want attention or sympathy

I just wish someone saw me bleed

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I been strong for so damn long

I forgot what it feel like to lean on someone

Everybody think I’m unbreakable

But even diamonds crack under pressure, love

I replay words I never said

Conversations stuck inside my head

I forgive people who hurt me most

But I don’t know how to forgive myself

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Sometimes the saddest people

Are the ones who check on everyone else

Sometimes the strongest ones

Are just tired of bein’ strong

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I carry it quietly, every night

Prayin’ one day it feels lighter inside

I don’t need saving, I don’t need a cure

I just need someone who listens for sure

If I ever seem distant or lost

Please know it wasn’t your fault

I’m not cold, I’m just tryin’ to heal

From everything I never let myself feel

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I’m still here…

Even when it feels like I’m fading.