[Verse 1]
Back then, I learned to fold
Keep my head low, bite my tongue
Hands on me when I was small
Now that kid still haunts my lungs
Hallways full of laughing mouths
Names like stones they threw my way
Lunchroom tables, empty seat
I ate my shame and went away
Nobody asked what broke in me
Nobody saw the sleep I lost
I became a ghost too early
Carrying damage like a cross
[Pre-Chorus]
And I kept walking
Even when my knees would shake
Kept my heart locked
Just to make it through the day
[Chorus]
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Still I’m breathing, still I’m here
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Working just to survive
[Verse 2]
Now I ride home with my thoughts
No one waiting at the door
Phone stays dark in my hand
Feels like I’m forgotten more
Every bill is a new fight
Every shift takes what I have
I patch up the same old wounds
While the world just wants me fast
I don’t talk about the pain
Most won’t care or understand
I keep moving through the mess
With these scars inside my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
And I kept walking
Even when my knees would shake
Kept my heart locked
Just to make it through the day
[Chorus]
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Still I’m breathing, still I’m here
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Working just to survive
[Bridge]
If you see me, know the cost
Of the smile I force each day
I been built from getting hurt
And I’m trying not to break
One more hour
One more mile
One more night
One more while
[Chorus]
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Still I’m breathing, still I’m here
I’m tired of this life
Tired of this life
Working just to survive