[Verse 1]
I had a friend reach out and tell me
“I got too much on my plate”
I said, “Don’t you ever worry
You got me when times are grey”
She said, “Nathan, I feel broken
No one understands my pain
And my parents never listen
I don’t wanna feel this way”
She’s smiling in the hallway
But it’s fading in her eyes
Everybody thinks she’s fine
They don’t see the disguise
Walking through the noise
While she’s quiet in the crowd
Holding in a storm
Never letting it out
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[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t cry, don’t fade
I swear this hurt won’t stay
Give it time, just breathe
You’re stronger than you see
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[Chorus]
Darling don’t you cry
I promise it gets better
Take my hand tonight
We’ll find the light together
I’ll be right here with you
You don’t walk alone
I ain’t gonna leave you
You always got a home
They don’t know you’re struggling
‘Cause you hide it all away
But I see through the silence
And I’m here when times are grey
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[Verse 2]
Can we not talk school for once?
It makes you feel sick
Every voice in that room
Just adds weight to the brick
You said life feels fragile
Like a coin you could lose
Every step feels heavy
Like you got nothing to choose
Here we sit in the storm
Waiting out the rain
Hoping it won’t wash away
Everything you’ve named
And I’m sorry if I missed it
If I didn’t understand
But I’m learning how to listen
I’m reaching out my hand
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[Bridge]
All these kids in the world
Trying hard just to breathe
Wearing smiles like armor
Begging someone to see
You don’t gotta be perfect
You don’t gotta be strong
You just gotta keep going
Even when it feels wrong
And if the night gets louder
And the dark gets deep
Call my name, I’m running
You don’t fall alone with me
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[Final Chorus – bigger]
Darling don’t you cry
We’re gonna make it through
Every scar inside
Doesn’t define you
Take my hand tonight
We’ll outrun the weather
Step by step, we fight
And we heal together
They don’t know you’re struggling
But I swear I always will
And I’ll stay right beside you
Until your heart is still
Still beating
Still dreaming
Still here
Still breathing
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[Outro – soft]
You got me when times are grey
You got me when words can’t stay
And I won’t give up on you
No, I won’t give up on you
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