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Here’s a tightened, structured song version that keeps your message but gives it flow, rhythm, and repetition:

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**(Verse 1)**

I still try to hide my crying

Grin and bear it, I’ve been lying

Lord knows that I’ve been trying

Through the cold and unforgiving

Worn-down skin and bones that stiffen

Still I’m praying, still believing

But praying don’t get you by

When the weight won’t let you rise

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**(Chorus)**

Life weighs heavy on my soul

Hope don’t feel like it’s enough

Failing with a family now

Makes the fall twice as rough

Now I carry it everywhere I go

They say stars shine in the night

So why do I just glow?

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**(Verse 2)**

Now I’m living after dying

Seen the heavens, met the devil without trying

In this life I’m still buying

Even if I land on my feet while crying

Every step, it’s getting colder

Every year, a little older

There’s a boulder on my shoulder

Still I hold it for us all

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**(Chorus)**

Life weighs heavy on my soul

Hope don’t feel like it’s enough

Failing with a family now

Makes the fall twice as rough

Now I carry it everywhere I go

They say stars shine in the night

So why do I just glow?

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**(Bridge)**

Maybe glow is just the start

Fire buried in the dark

Maybe I’ve been lit all along

Just learning how to spark

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**(Final Chorus)**

Life weighs heavy on my soul

But I’m stronger than I was

Even with a family now

I’m still rising through the dust

Yeah I carry it everywhere I go

They say stars shine in the night

So why do I just glow