[VERSE 1 — intimate, conversational] Everybody thinks I'm doing fine I smile at work, I hit my marks, I laugh on time I answer every message, say I'm good I play the part the way a good friend should I keep my promises, I pay what I owe Tell everybody I'm getting better as I go But there's a room inside my head at night Where every little thing I buried comes alive [PRE-CHORUS — gradually opening] And nobody asks What happens when the door closes Nobody sees How heavy the quiet gets [CHORUS — warm, soaring] Everybody thinks I'm doing fine Nobody asks what fine costs me I learned to say, "I'm alright" So nobody has to worry I'm so tired of being strong Just because everybody needs me I don't need you to fix my life I just need you to see me And say, "You don't have to be okay with me" [VERSE 2 — intimate, more rhythmic] I've got a thousand little answers For the questions people never really ask "I've just been busy" "I've been tired" "Nothing's wrong" And then I change the subject fast I've gotten good at being needed Good at showing up when somebody calls Funny how you can become everybody's shelter While you're quietly falling through your own walls [PRE-CHORUS — building] And nobody asks What happens when the noise is over Nobody knows How hard it is to hear yourself alone [CHORUS — fuller] Everybody thinks I'm doing fine Nobody asks what fine costs me I learned to say, "I'm alright" So nobody has to worry I'm so tired of being strong Just because everybody needs me I don't need you to fix my life I just need you to see me And say, "You don't have to be okay with me" [BRIDGE — stripped down, vulnerable] Maybe I don't need fixing Maybe I just need somewhere safe Maybe telling you the truth Doesn't mean I'm gonna break Maybe I can let you see me Without rehearsing what to say Maybe I can put the armor down And let somebody stay [BUILD — increasingly emotional] So if I tell you that I'm scared Don't promise me it'll all be fine Just sit here beside me Till I can breathe again tonight And if I don't have all the answers If I don't know what comes next You don't have to make it better You can just be here instead [FINAL CHORUS — soaring] Everybody thinks I'm doing fine Now you know what fine costs me And for the first time in a long time I don't have to hide it from somebody I don't have to be strong I don't have to make it look easy You can look me in the eyes And say, "You don't have to be okay with me" Maybe falling apart Isn't falling apart Maybe letting somebody love you Is where the healing starts [OUTRO — soft] Everybody thinks I'm doing fine Maybe someday I will be But tonight I don't need to be Just stay here with me
