[Verse 1] As young as I remember The rules were never clear I wasted so much time Trying to hide my fear I was the clown, all over town Nothing real here [Pre-Chorus] If I laugh, it all disappears If I’m honest, I just can’t stay here [Chorus] If I laugh, it all disappears I say my name in the dark Just to know I’m still here I don’t know how else To hide my fear So quietly I keep moving on [Verse 2] Quietly now, as I look ahead That’s behind me now, no more dread The time has come To retire the spotlight No one understands [Pre-Chorus] If I laugh, it all disappears If I’m honest, I just can’t stay here [Chorus] If I laugh, it all disappears I say my name in the dark Just to know I’m still here I don’t know how else To hide my fear So quietly I keep moving on [Bridge] [Mellow and wide] And all those years I played it light But every joke Was a place to hide Now the silence Feels like truth I’m not the act I’m standing through [Final Chorus] If I laugh, it all disappears I say my name in the dark Just to know I’m still here I don’t know how else To hide my fear So quietly I keep moving on
