“Invisible Daughter”

“Invisible Daughter”

(R&B / Hip-Hop — inspired by the emotional style and energy of Ann Marie)

Yeah…

(mmm…)

I be right here…

Right here the whole time… (whole time…)

But nobody see me…

(nobody… nobody…)

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I learned how to cry with my face dry (face dry…)

Smile at the table while my heart die (heart die…)

Everybody loud, I stay quiet (quiet…)

‘Cause every time I talk, it turn violent (violent…)

They say “you okay?” but don’t mean it (don’t mean it…)

I say “I’m fine” ‘cause nobody gon’ fix it (nah…)

Whole house full of people still empty (empty…)

Funny how the hurt child the hardest to listen to…

I been holdin’ pain in my chest tight (tight…)

Tryna act strong, but I’m dead tired (so tired…)

Y’all only notice when I break down (break down…)

Then tell me calm down when I make sound…

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Invisible daughter… (daughter…)

Walk through the house like a ghost… (like a ghost…)

Everybody see my face

But don’t nobody see me hurtin’ the most… (hurtin’ the most…)

Invisible daughter… (yeah…)

Always the last one they choose…

Then they wonder why I distance myself

Like I ain’t got feelings to lose… (to lose…)

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I got anger mixed with heartbreak (heartbreak…)

Too young to feel this much hate (too much…)

Sometimes I wanna scream so loud

Till the whole house shake… (shake…)

But if I say how I feel, I’m “dramatic” (dramatic…)

So I keep pain tucked inside the mattress (inside…)

Everybody got somebody to lean on

Meanwhile I’m fightin’ battles in silence…

And I ain’t perfect, I know that (I know…)

But pain turn love into throwbacks (throwbacks…)

Now my guard up so high

Even real love gotta climb to approach that…

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Do y’all care when I stop talkin’? (stop talkin’…)

Do it matter when my eyes low? (eyes low…)

Would you notice if I disappeared

Or would life just keep goin’? (keep goin’…)

I been carryin’ this weight too long…

Too strong… too strong…

(mmm… yeah…)

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I’m the kid y’all overlooked, now my heart cold

Built walls so tall, can’t nobody get close

Every “be strong” turned me numb inside

Had to wipe my own tears while y’all walked by

Now I move different, yeah the pain did that

Everybody want the old me, I can’t give back

‘Cause invisible pain leave permanent scars

And the quiet ones usually break the hardest…

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Invisible daughter… (daughter…)

Screamin’ inside but it don’t show…

I got pain buried deep in my chest

And nobody ever gon’ know… (gon’ know…)

Invisible daughter…

Yeah…

(still right here…)

(still hurtin’…)

…but still right here…