[Verse 1]
It’s 3 a.m., can’t shut it down
Thoughts are screaming, spinning ’round
Heart’s racing but I’m lying still
Fighting battles that no one can feel
They say, “Just breathe, you’ll be okay”
But I’ve been holding air all day
Like drowning with no water near
Like shouting with no one to hear
[Pre-Chorus]
And I smile so no one knows
But inside, I’m losing control
[Chorus]
This is my quiet panic
Storm behind a silent face
Running fast, stuck in place
Trying not to break
This is my quiet panic
Looks calm but I’m on fire
Burning out on a tight wire
Trying just to fake
That I’m okay… when I’m not okay
[Verse 2]
Every step feels twice as far
Like I’m chasing light in the dark
I check the locks, then check again
Just to feel some kind of sense
People talk and I nod along
But I’m not sure where I belong
I carry weight they never see
Like my own mind’s the enemy
[Pre-Chorus]
I laugh so no one asks
But I’m breaking behind the mask
[Chorus]
This is my quiet panic
Storm behind a silent face
Running fast, stuck in place
Trying not to break
This is my quiet panic
Looks calm but I’m on fire
Burning out on a tight wire
Trying just to fake
That I’m okay… when I’m not okay
[Bridge]
Some days I make it out of bed
And that feels like a win
Some days I’m trapped inside my head
And I don’t know where I’ve been
[Final Chorus]
This is my quiet panic
But I’m still standing tall
Even when I start to fall
I find my way again
This is my quiet panic
But I won’t let it own me
Even when it tries to control me
I’ll rise and start again
Yeah, I’ll be okay… even when I’m not okay