Every Scar

(Intro)
Yeah, yeah…
Turn the lights down low for a second…
You don’t gotta smile right now
You don’t gotta say “I’m fine”
If your heart’s been heavy… let it be heavy
We all been wearing faces too long…
Tonight, we letting that go

(Verse 1)
We walk around with painted smiles,
Hide the storm behind our eyes,
Say “I’m good” a thousand times,
While the truth just slowly cries,
Got a heart that’s feeling heavy,
But we joke like it’s alright,
Laugh it off in every room,
Then we break down every night

(Pre-Chorus)
We don’t gotta play pretend,
Don’t gotta hold it in again,
Let it out, let it breathe, let it bend

(Chorus)
Hey, it’s okay not to be okay,
You don’t gotta fake it just to get through the day,
If you’re lost, if you’re hurting, if you’re barely holding on—
You’re not wrong
Take the mask off, let it fall away,
Every scar tells a story you don’t have to hide away,
If you’re breaking, you’re human, let your colors show—
You don’t gotta glow to grow

Post chorus
No lie, no lie, no more “I’m alright”
Feelings don’t fade if you keep them inside
No shame, no fear, let it all unwind
We healing one step at a time

(Verse 2)
Mirror talks but we don’t listen,
Every flaw we amplify,
Scrolling through perfection pictures,
While we’re fading inside,
But everybody’s got a shadow,
Everybody’s got a fight,
Even stars you see shining
Had to burn to find their light

(Pre-Chorus)
You don’t gotta carry it alone,
You don’t gotta turn to stone,
Let it out, let it be, let it show

(Chorus)
Hey, it’s okay not to be okay,
You don’t gotta fake it just to get through the day,
If you’re lost, if you’re hurting, if you’re barely holding on—
You’re not wrong
Take the mask off, let it fall away,
Every scar tells a story you don’t have to hide away,
If you’re breaking, you’re human, let your colors show—
You don’t gotta glow to grow

Post chorus
No lie, no lie, no more “I’m alright”
Feelings don’t fade if you keep them inside
No shame, no fear, let it all unwind
We healing one step at a time

(Bridge)
So cry if you need to, scream if it’s real,
Say what you’ve been too afraid to feel,
The cracks in your heart let the light come through,
There’s a stronger you inside of you

(Outro Chorus)
Hey, it’s okay not to be okay,
Let the truth be louder than the words you say,
No more hiding, no disguising who you are—
You’re a star
Take a breath, let the healing stay,
Every step, every stumble’s gonna lead the way,
You’re alive, you’re enough, even when you don’t know—
You don’t gotta glow to grow 🎶

Afrobeat R&B fusion merges warm, soulful melodies with rhythmic,high-life-inspired percussion and slow-burn grooves,male