There’s a kid who missed the bus ‘cause his parents fought all night, He walks six blocks in freezing rain and tells his friends he’s fine. Got a note sent home from school, another reason to feel small, Nobody asks what’s going on; they just get mad he missed the call. There’s a girl who knows the price of every item in the store, Puts the cereal back again, says she isn’t hungry anymore. Her friends are planning college, talking ‘bout the lives they’ll lead, She’s just trying to make it through the week with somewhere safe to sleep. There’s a father in his work clothes sitting in his driveway, Can’t go inside and face the kids; he missed their lives another day. He promised he’d be there this time, he swore he’d make it right, Now he’s watching birthday videos alone beneath the porch light. There’s a woman who still calls her mom when life gets hard, Then remembers she’s not there and falls apart inside her car. She’s been holding it together for so long she can’t explain How a thousand little memories can hurt her just the same. There’s a boy who makes them laugh, always first to crack a joke, He’s the life of every party, but he’s drowning when he goes. Everybody loves the version of him smiling through the pain, But nobody knows the real him hasn’t felt okay for days. And somewhere, someone’s counting all the cracks across the ceiling, Trying to put a name to this unbearable feeling. They don’t need another lecture, don’t need someone saying “be strong,” They just need a little reason to believe they still belong. WE’RE ALL JUST SPARKS IN A WORLD FULL OF RAIN! TRYING TO KEEP OURSELVES LIT THROUGH THE PAIN! WE CRACK LIKE GLASS, BUT WE STILL LET THE LIGHT IN, WE LOSE OUR WAY, BUT WE CAN START AGAIN! WE BEND, WE BREAK, WE GET LOST IN THE FIGHT! LIKE STARS IN THE DAY, WE’RE STILL THERE, JUST OUT OF SIGHT! IF ALL YOU CAN DO IS SURVIVE TILL THE DAWN HOLD ON, HOLD ON! YOU STILL BELONG! There’s a nurse who gets home late, still hears the monitors scream, Scrubs the day off in the shower, but the faces never leave. Her mother’s called three times; she’s too exhausted to explain, So she types out “I’m okay” and lets the tears fall down the drain. There’s a man who broke his promise, swore he’d never drink again, Now he’s staring at the bottle like an old and trusted friend. His little girl drew a picture, left it waiting by the stairs, He can’t look at what she made him; he can’t stand to see her care. Different faces, different battles, same exhaustion in their eyes, Some are barely staying human, some are barely getting by. You could stand beside a thousand souls and never know the truth The person smiling back at you might be fighting to get HOW MANY TIMES CAN A HEART BREAK?! HOW MANY NIGHTS CAN A PERSON TAKE?! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HIDE THEIR PAIN?! BEFORE SOMEBODY STOPS AND SAYS THEIR NAME?! I’M NOT MY TRAUMA! I’M NOT MY SHAME! I’M NOT THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME! I’M STILL HERE! I’M STILL HERE! AND YOU WILL NOT TAKE THAT FROM ME! Some people won’t tell you they’re struggling. They’ll ask how you’re doing. They’ll remember your birthday. They’ll make you laugh. Then they’ll go home and sit in their car because they don’t have the energy to walk inside. So please, check on the people you love. And if you’re the person nobody checks on, I hope you know this: You matter when you’re useful. You matter when you’re hurting. You matter when you have nothing left to give. You don’t have to prove that your pain is bad enough to deserve help. WE’RE ALL JUST SPARKS IN A WORLD FULL OF RAIN! TRYING TO KEEP OURSELVES LIT THROUGH THE PAIN! WE CRACK LIKE GLASS, BUT WE STILL LET THE LIGHT IN, WE LOSE OUR WAY, BUT WE CAN START AGAIN! WE BEND, WE BREAK, WE GET LOST IN THE FIGHT! LIKE STARS IN THE DAY, WE’RE STILL THERE, JUST OUT OF SIGHT! IF ALL YOU CAN DO IS SURVIVE TILL THE DAWN HOLD ON, HOLD ON! YOU STILL BELONG! You don’t know my story. I don’t know yours. But I’ve been hurting, too. And if you’re barely breathing, If you’re scared of what comes next, There’s still a life beyond this moment. You haven’t seen it yet.
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