[Verse 1]
She stands in the hallway
Coffee in her hand
Eyes on the floor
Lights start to flicker
Someone says, “Just pull yourself together”
She counts in her head
One to ten
Till the world stands still again
She wears her smile like a coat
No one sees
How she’s shaking underneath
[Chorus]
She’s stronger in the silence
When the world starts spinning fast
She holds on to her own will
Even when no one understands
She’s stronger in the silence (oh-oh)
When the storm is raging inside
And she’s softly
Softly trembling
But her heart stays unbroken
Unbroken, wide
[Verse 2]
Meeting at nine
Eyes on the wall
Whispering mouths
“Too much risk”
It’s written between the lines on paper
She nods and stays quiet
Swallows her anger like burning tea
Writes in her notebook: “I’ll stay”
Even when everything screams “Leave”
[Chorus]
She’s stronger in the silence
When the world starts spinning fast
She holds on to her own will
Even when no one understands
She’s stronger in the silence (yeah-eh)
When her body briefly forgets
She gathers all her broken pieces
Till she’s whole again
[Bridge]
Who decides
What you’re allowed
Who writes your limits on the door
You fall
But you get up
Again and again
Again and again
Here
Your hands are shaking
But your eyes stay clear
You are more than every judgment
More than every “too dangerous”
They ever said about you
[Chorus]
You’re stronger in the silence
When the world turns against you
You hold on to your own will
Even when no one understands
You’re stronger in the silence (oh-oh, oh-oh)
And you carry your own light
When they look away
When they walk away
You stay
And you don’t lose yourself
