I never cried

(Verse 1)

He looks at me — like he sees it all,

Like I’m worth something, like I won’t fall.

And I smile, but inside I freeze…

How could someone like him ever love me?

I’m still learning to like my own name,

Carrying guilt, wrapped up in shame.

But he’s a diamond — clear and rare,

The kind of soul that’s just not fair.

(Chorus)

When he talks to her or laughs too loud,

I shrink inside, lost in the crowd.

It stings, but I don’t fall apart,

Just carry him inside my heart.

I never cried —

But I feel it all the same.

(Verse 2)

He’s kind without trying, bright without boast,

He’s everything — the best of most.

And I feel like static, shadows, dust…

I can’t even love myself enough to trust.

(Bridge)

So I stepped away — for his own good,

Wrote him a goodbye I never could.

He deserves the sun, the sky, the climb…

Not someone still stuck in their own mind.

(Outro)

Still, he looked at me like I was light —

Like maybe I was worth the fight.

And even though I stepped aside…

I loved him quietly.

I never cried.