One more day

The house is quiet, but my mind won't sleep

Bills on the table, promises to keep

Everybody needs me, everybody calls my name

But nobody sees the weight, nobody feels the strain

I've spent my whole life carrying burdens that aren't mine

Giving away my strength one piece at a time

Trying to be the answer whenever people fall

While the cracks inside my soul grow deeper through it all

My kids need shoes, my wife needs peace

I keep telling myself the pressure's gonna cease

But every morning feels the same as yesterday

Running in circles while the years just fade away

And some nights the darkness whispers in my ear

Saying, "Lay it down, you don't belong here"

But somewhere underneath the noise and fear

A quieter voice reminds me why I'm still here

'Cause disappearing isn't healing

And leaving isn't freedom from the pain

The hurt may flood my heart tonight

But tomorrow brings another chance again

I'm tired, broken, worn and beaten

Feeling like the battle's slipping from my hands

But I know the answer isn't giving up

Even when I barely think I can

Depression's standing at my door again

Counting all my losses, calling me a has-been

Telling me I'm trapped, that I'll never move ahead

Filling every hopeful thought with doubt instead

Years keep passing, nothing seems to change

The dreams I had feel distant and estranged

Working every day just to stay afloat

Watching opportunities drift away like smoke

And every smile I wear is getting harder to fake

Some days I don't know how much more I can take

But my children's eyes remind me what's true

They're watching how I fight my way through

'Cause disappearing isn't healing

And leaving isn't freedom from the pain

The hurt may flood my heart tonight

But tomorrow brings another chance again

I'm tired, broken, worn and beaten

Feeling like the battle's slipping from my hands

But I know the answer isn't giving up

Even when I barely think I can

Maybe I won't conquer every mountain today

Maybe the road ahead still looks the same

Maybe I'm exhausted from carrying the load

And maybe I still don't know where this life will go

But if all I can do is take one step tonight

Then one step is enough to keep me in the fight

I don't need all the answers, I just need to see

That there's still a reason not to stop believing

'Cause disappearing isn't healing

And leaving isn't freedom from the pain

The storm may rage inside my heart

But storms don't last forever in the rain

I'm scarred, shaken, barely standing

But I'm stronger than the darkness wants me to believe

So I'll stay for one more sunrise

One more laugh, one more memory

And if tomorrow feels impossible

I'll face it just the same

One breath, one step, one more day

One more day.