[Verse 1]
Told them I'm fine
Smile like it's glued on my face
Laugh through the shake in my hands
Hide all the cracks in the frame
[Pre-Chorus]
Every night
I hold my breath till it hurts
Tell myself
It could be worse
[Chorus]
I'm trying to be strong but the pain is real
Dancing in the dark where I can't quite heal
Hands up high
But my heart won't feel
I'm trying to be strong but the pain
The pain is real
(so real, so real)
[Verse 2]
Messages pile on my phone
I leave them all on unread
Practice my bravest reply
Say it out loud in my head
[Pre-Chorus]
Every night
I build those walls a bit more
Tell myself
I've been here before
[Chorus]
I'm trying to be strong but the pain is real
Dancing in the dark where I can't quite heal
Hands up high
But my heart won't feel
I'm trying to be strong but the pain
The pain is real
(so real, so real)
[Bridge]
If I let it out
Would I fall apart or fly? (oh)
If I say it now
Would it echo through the sky?
[Chorus]
I'm trying to be strong but the pain is real
Dancing in the dark where I can't quite heal
Hands up high
But my heart won't feel
I'm trying to be strong but the pain
The pain is real
[Chorus]
I'm trying to be strong but the pain is real
Screaming through a smile that I can't conceal
Hands up high
Till the night turns teal
I'm trying to be strong but the pain
The pain is real
(so real, so real)