[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)