[Verse 1] Up before the sunrise Coffee gone, hands shake, still I drive Rent due, red letters in a pile Say I’m fine, haven’t felt that in a while Pack your lunch, kiss your head Hide the storm still spinning in my chest Laugh at your jokes so you don’t see How hard it is just staying me [Chorus] I’m wearing myself down just to hold you up Burning at both ends, hope it’s good enough If I break in the dark, will you still see I did what I could, hope you still love me Yeah I’m fighting my mind every day, every night Trying to be your calm while I’m losing the fight If I fade too fast, please remember this Every scar I carry was a promise I kept [Verse 2] Therapy on Tuesday Bills say “later,” brain says “can’t wait” Staring at a blank page Wish I could debug all this heartbreak Smiling through the panic Turn my fear into bedtime magic Reading you the same book So you don’t read how crushed I look [Chorus] I’m wearing myself down just to hold you up Burning at both ends, hope it’s good enough If I break in the dark, will you still see I did what I could, hope you still love me Yeah I’m fighting my mind every day, every night Trying to be your calm while I’m losing the fight If I fade too fast, please remember this Every scar I carry was a promise I kept [Bridge] One day you’ll ask, “Where were you?” I’ll say, “Right here, even when I felt see-through” All these long nights, all this fear I stacked them like bricks just to keep you near (yeah) [Chorus] I’m wearing myself down just to hold you up Burning at both ends, hope it’s good enough If I break in the dark, will you still see I did what I could, hope you still love me Yeah I’m fighting my mind every day, every night Trying to be your calm while I’m losing the fight If I fade too fast, please remember this Every scar I carry was a promise I kept (yeah) Every scar I carry was a promise I kept (ooh)

rap, Dark trap-leaning emo pop with male vocals; sparse piano and plucked guitar in the verses over deep, swung drums and sub bass; hook explodes with layered harmonies and distant choir pads, then drops back into intimate, almost whispered rap-singing for contrast. Final chorus adds distorted backing vocals and stuttered delays for emotional overload., emo, pop, sad

Wearing Myself Down