Verse 1
Dear me,
I know tonight you barely recognise your face
You’ve been wearing all the blame
Like it’s something you deserve to take
You tried to be the steady one
The calm, the safe, the strong
But every time you needed help
You told yourself you’d be wrong
Pre-Chorus
You learned to call it weakness
Every time you felt too much
But loving that deeply
Was never something small or rushed
Chorus
So if this sounds like a goodbye
Please read it carefully
I’m not trying to leave the world
I’m just tired of fighting me
I gave everything I had
Still it never felt enough
Dear me, I’m so sorry
For how hard I was on us
Verse 2
Dear me,
You say you’re fine, you always do
But you’ve been quietly breaking
Trying to prove something’s true
You measure all your worth
By what you couldn’t be
You never count the nights
You stayed when it was hard to breathe
Pre-Chorus
You learned to call it weakness
Every time you felt too much
But loving that deeply
Was never something small or rushed
Chorus
So if this sounds like a goodbye
Please read it carefully
I’m not trying to leave the world
I’m just tired of fighting me
I gave everything I had
Still it never felt enough
Dear me, I’m so sorry
For how hard I was on us
Verse 3
Dear me,
They said you didn’t care
But they never saw the effort
They never saw the fear
You tried to be what love required
You bent until you broke
You swallowed all your hurt
Just to keep somebody close
Bridge (quiet, breaking)
You are not lazy
You are worn
You are not heartless
You are hurting to the core
You were never meant to carry
All this weight alone
If you’re still breathing
Then this story isn’t over yet
Final Chorus
So if you’re reading this right now
With tears you can’t explain
Let it be a resting place
Not another kind of pain
Dear me, if you stay tonight
That alone is brave enough
Maybe being “not enough”
Is just being human, learning how to love
Outro
Dear me,
If no one ever hears this song
Please stay long enough
To prove yourself wrong
