[Intro] Everybody knows the version of me I let them see... But you... [Verse 1] You know when I'm quiet what I'm trying to say You know when I smile that I'm hiding the weight You don't ask me questions when I need some space You just sit beside me and let me breathe I've spent half my life building walls Learning how to never let them fall Then you came along without forcing the door And somehow I don't need those walls anymore [Pre-Chorus] You see the cracks You don't turn away You know the past And you still stay [Chorus] You know the way I hide You know the way I feel Everywhere I lose myself You make it real You know the words I don't say You hear what's underneath Everybody knows my name But you know me [Verse 2] You know the stories I don't tell The nights when I wasn't doing well You never tried to fix what couldn't be repaired You just reminded me that you were there And maybe that's what love is Not perfection, not a promise Just somebody who can see your worst And never make you feel less [Pre-Chorus] You see the scars You don't count them twice You know my dark And still bring light [Chorus] You know the way I hide You know the way I feel Everywhere I lose myself You make it real You know the words I don't say You hear what's underneath Everybody knows my name But you know me [Rap Verse] Yeah... I spent years becoming somebody everybody could admire Building higher walls every time I got tired I learned how to laugh when I wanted to break Learned how to give when I had nothing to take Then you came through with no judgment attached Never asked me to become somebody else You saw the boy underneath all the armor And somehow made peace with the man I became That's rare That's real That's something you can't manufacture or steal You don't love the image You don't love the name You love the person when nobody's watching And that's why I don't run That's why I don't hide For the first time in my life I don't mind being seen from the inside [Bridge] If I give you my heart Handle it gently If I show you my truth Don't forget what it cost me Because you know every side Every shadow, every light And somehow when you look at me I still feel alright [Final Chorus] You know the way I hide You know the way I feel Everywhere I lose myself You make it real You know the words I don't say You hear what's underneath Everybody knows my name But you know me Everybody knows my name... But you know me. [Outro] That's the difference.
