“The Weight You Hide”

I know twenty years can leave a scar

That no apology can reach

Some wounds don’t fade beneath the stars

Some ghosts refuse to leave

And I won’t pretend a simple phrase

Can undo what time has done

But I’ll sit with you inside the rain

Until you see the sun

You don’t have to paint the cracks in gold

You don’t have to fake the fight

You don’t have to tell me you’re okay

When you’re breaking every night

Because the weight you’ve been carrying

Was never meant to be held alone

And the things you’re scared to show the world

Are the things that prove you’re still made of hope

So put down the armor, let your hands shake

Let the tears fall, let your heart break

You don’t have to apologize

For the storms you survived

I didn’t offer you my shoulders

Just to watch you stand tall

I offered them because everyone

Needs somewhere safe to fall

And if you think you’re too much

If you think you’re hard to love

Know I’m honored to see the truth

Behind the mask you’ve worn enough

I’ve seen people become performers

In a world that demands a smile

Trading pieces of who they are

Just to make it through a while

But there’s something sacred in the moment

When the walls finally come undone

When someone stops pretending they’re fearless

And admits they’re tired of running

That’s not weakness in your eyes

That’s courage finally breathing

That’s a soul setting down the weight

It never should’ve been keeping

You don’t have to earn forgiveness

You don’t have to prove your pain

You don’t have to bleed in silence

Just to justify the rain

So put down the armor, let your hands shake

Let the tears fall, let your heart break

You don’t have to apologize

For the storms you survived

I didn’t offer you my shoulders

Just to watch you carry on

I offered them because even the strongest hearts

Need somewhere to belong

And if you think you’re too much

If you think you’ve gone too far

I’ll remind you that the broken pieces

Still reflect the stars

Maybe I can’t erase your history

Maybe I can’t rewrite your past

Maybe I can’t stop every memory

From pulling you back

But I can stand beside you

When the darkness starts to call

I can remind you that you’re human

Not a burden after all

So take off the armor, breathe again

You don’t have to hide where you’ve been

Every scar is a story

Every scar means you survived

And the moments you call “too much”

Are the moments I see enough

Because beneath all the pain you carry

There’s a heart still fighting to love

So don’t be afraid to be real with me

Don’t be afraid to be seen

The parts of you you’re trying to bury

Are the parts that matter most to me

Twenty years of pain won’t vanish overnight…

But you don’t have to carry it alone tonight.