If I could breathe

The room feels louder when it’s quiet at night

My thoughts keep talkin’, never turn off the light

I replay moments I wish I could erase

Every small mistake got a permanent place

I smile in mirrors just to practice okay

But the truth keeps slippin’ through the cracks in my face

I’m tired of pretendin’ I’m stronger than I feel

Every scar inside me is silently real

Pre-Chorus

I carry words I never got to say

They sit in my chest and they don’t fade away

I wanna scream but my voice feels numb

Like I’m already losin’ a battle I’ve just begun

Chorus

If I could breathe without the weight on my chest

If I could sleep without fightin’ the stress

Maybe I’d finally feel like I belong

Instead of feelin’ like I’m always wrong

I’m holdin’ hope by the thinnest thread

Tryin’ not to drown in the things unsaid

If I could breathe, maybe I’d be free

From the version of me I don’t wanna be

Verse 2

Everybody sees the smile I show

Nobody sees what I hide below

I laugh in public, I break when alone

Tryna make a house out of fractured bones

I hear the doubt every time I fail

Like a voice in my head ringin’ louder than hell

I chase perfection like it owes me peace

But the closer I get, the farther I seem

Pre-Chorus 2

I’m scared of dreams ‘cause they raise the bar

I’m scared of fallin’ when I get too far

I wanna trust that I’ll be okay

But fear keeps steerin’ me the other way

Chorus

If I could breathe without the weight on my chest

If I could sleep without fightin’ the stress

Maybe I’d finally feel like I belong

Instead of feelin’ like I’m always wrong

I’m holdin’ hope by the thinnest thread

Tryin’ not to drown in the things unsaid

If I could breathe, maybe I’d be free

From the version of me I don’t wanna be

Bridge

I don’t need saving, I just need space

To learn how to love every cracked mistake

I’m still here even when I bend

Still learnin’ how to try again

Final Chorus (soft → big)

If I could breathe, I’d let it all go

All of the weight that I carry alone

Maybe tomorrow I’ll finally see

I’m more than the fear inside of me

If I could breathe… maybe I’d be free