Heaviest Star (Black Heart)

[Intro – distant, almost whispered] Since I was a child they told me: “Shine brighter.” So I did. Brighter than my fear. Brighter than my failures. Brighter than every mistake I was too afraid to see. [Verse 1] They taught me how to wear the light before I learned to know my name. Every flaw became a weakness, every failure became shame. “Be better.” “Be stronger.” “Don't ever let them see you fall.” So I built another layer every time I hit the wall. I learned to smile when I was breaking, learned to hide what wasn't right. I kept feeding something burning just to prove I had the light. [Pre-Chorus] And every time I burned brighter, something disappeared inside. I could see everyone watching me, but I could no longer see myself. [Chorus] Black heart, heavy star, carrying worlds that fell apart. Black heart, burning deep, all the things I buried I could never keep. I was born to shine, but I learned to carry the night. Black heart, heavy star. How much darkness can a soul contain? [Verse 2] Every victory made me brighter. Every wound made me hard. Every mistake I couldn't face became another weight I carried in the dark. I thought the light would save me. I thought perfection meant I won. But the brighter that I became, the less I saw what I had done. I couldn't see the damage. I couldn't hear the cracks. I was so busy looking upward I never looked back. And beneath the perfect surface, something slowly came undone. A heart was burning without oxygen, still pretending to be the sun. [Pre-Chorus 2] The light became blinding. The pressure pulled me down. The star kept getting heavier while everyone called me proud. [Chorus] Black heart, heavy star, carrying worlds that fell apart. Black heart, burning deep, all the things I buried I could never keep. I was taught to shine until I forgot how to see. (myself) Black heart, heavy star. How much darkness can a soul contain? [Bridge – instrumental builds, darker] At the center of the star there was never emptiness. There was fire. Everything I refused to face was burning there. Every fear. Every failure. Every word I swallowed. Every version of me I was never allowed to become. And gravity kept pulling. Pulling. Pulling me inward. Until there was nowhere left to hide from myself. [Breakdown – almost spoken] I don't want to shine anymore. Not for them. Not to be perfect. Not to be seen. I want to see. I want to see what I became. I want to see what I broke. I want to see the darkness I spent my whole life trying to illuminate. [Final Chorus – massive] Black heart, heavy star, now I know what you are. (myself) You were never evil. You were never wrong. You were everything I buried just to keep shining on. Black heart, heavy star. I carried you too far. And if the light must disappear so I can finally see, (myself) then let the star collapse. Let the darkness speak. [Outro – fading] I was taught to shine until I forgot how to see. (myself) The heaviest star was never the one above me. It was the one I carried inside.