The Weight of the World

(Verse 1)

The coffee’s cold, the moon is pale and thin

Another sleepless night, where do you even begin?

You trace the cracks on the ceiling with your weary eyes

Listening to the wind whisper its old goodbyes

It feels like every problem, every single doubt

Is sitting on your chest and you can’t let it out

(Chorus)

'Cause the weight of the world is a heavy, silent thing

It’s the silent tears you swallow, it's the song you can't quite sing

It’s the future and the past, it’s the worry and the fear

That gets a little louder with every passing year

Yeah, the weight of the world, it's a burden you can't see

But you carry it so gracefully, for all the world to be free

(Verse 2)

You put a smile on your face and walk out the door

Pretend you’ve never been here, never felt this way before

You nod at the neighbors, you tell them that you’re fine

You laugh at all their jokes, you sip on cheap red wine

But when the day is over and the sun begins to fade

You feel the silent promises you've broken and you've made

(Chorus)

'Cause the weight of the world is a heavy, silent thing

It’s the silent tears you swallow, it's the song you can't quite sing

It’s the future and the past, it’s the worry and the fear

That gets a little louder with every passing year

Yeah, the weight of the world, it's a burden you can't see

But you carry it so gracefully, for all the world to be free

(Bridge)

But you’re not alone in this, not a solitary soul

Every heart is fighting just to make itself whole

And maybe if we share it, just a little bit at a time

We can turn this heavy silence into a perfect rhyme

(Outro)

So lay your burden down, just for a little while

Even just a moment, a second, or a mile.