Steady Hand

Verse 1
I’ve been the shoulder everybody leans on
The steady hand, the “I’ll be fine”
Built these walls out of expectation
Carried the weight like it was mine
Smiled through cracks in the mirror
Said I don’t bend, I don’t break
But strength can turn into a prison
When you don’t know how much you can take
Pre-Chorus
I was the rock in the storm
Never letting it show
But rocks still weather in silence
And nobody knows
Chorus
I’m breaking the chains, I’m letting them fall
Don’t have to be the strongest one at all
I’m laying the armour down tonight
Letting somebody hold me tight
No more pretending I don’t feel pain
No more dancing in the pouring rain
I’m free from the role I had to play
Breaking the chains — I’m okay not being okay
Verse 2
I wore my courage like a costume
Stitched together out of fear
If I stayed strong for everybody
Maybe no one would see the tears
But bravery isn’t hiding
And power isn’t standing alone
Sometimes the bravest thing you’ll ever do
Is admit you can’t carry it on your own
Pre-Chorus
I don’t have to be steel
I can finally breathe
There’s strength in surrender
In letting myself be
Chorus
I’m breaking the chains, I’m letting them fall
Don’t have to be the strongest one at all
I’m laying the armour down tonight
Letting somebody hold me tight
No more pretending I don’t feel pain
No more dancing in the pouring rain
I’m free from the role I had to play
Breaking the chains — I’m okay not being okay
Bridge
What if the real strength
Is trusting the hands that reach?
What if the healing
Is finally letting them see?
The cracks in the armour
The truth underneath —
I’m not made of iron
I’m human, I’m me
Final Chorus (bigger, softer at the end)
I’m breaking the chains, I’m setting me free
Not who they needed — just who I can be
I’m laying the armour down tonight
Stepping into softer light
No more carrying all the blame
No more living in that frame
I’m stronger now in a different way
Breaking the chains —
And it’s okay…
It’s okay…
To not be the strongest every day. 

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