Quiet panic

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

And I smile so no one knows

But inside, I’m losing control

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

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

I laugh so no one asks

But I’m breaking behind the mask

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

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

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