You Were Always Enough

Verse 1 Walking through those streets with my head down low, Hiding every tear that I would never show. Every whisper felt like thunder, every shove became a scar, They laughed while I kept wondering if I'd ever make it far. Pre-Chorus Every mirror showed a stranger staring back at me, Wearing all the scars that nobody could see. I kept praying someone'd hear the words I couldn't say... But every cry got swallowed, fading farther every day. Chorus I thought I was the one they'd never see, Just another shadow lost inside the crowd of dreams. Every laugh cut deeper, every name they threw at me, 'Til I started believing I was everything they'd see. Verse 2 Years went by but nothing really left my soul behind, I wore a smile for everyone while falling in my mind. Built these walls around my heart so nobody could tell, I became a perfect actor living in a private hell. Every compliment felt empty, every love was hard to trust, When you're taught you're never worthy, hope can turn to dust. Bridge If tomorrow never found me... would they even know my name? Would another empty picture simply fade without a frame? How many broken hearts are hiding underneath a smile? How many silent cries have gone unheard this whole damn while? Then a whisper found the pieces I believed were far too gone... "You were always more than enough... you've been loved all along." Verse 3 Now I wear these scars like proof that I survived the fight, Every tear became a chapter leading me toward the light. I still hear those voices sometimes trying to pull me back, But they don't decide my future, they don't write my path. If you're standing where I stood, feeling like you're all alone, There's a fire still inside you waiting to be known. You were never made to carry all that pain by yourself... You're enough... you've always been... don't believe anything else. Pre-Chorus Every mirror showed a stranger staring back at me, Wearing all the scars that nobody could see. I kept praying someone'd hear the words I couldn't say... But every cry got swallowed, fading farther every day. Then the silence grew so loud, it became my only friend... Holding on to pieces, wondering where I'd finally end. Final Chorus I thought I was the one they'd never see, Just another shadow lost inside the crowd of dreams. Every laugh cut deeper, every name they threw at me, ' Til I started believing I was everything they'd see. (Outro) Left out... broken... drowning in my head Fighting all these battles that nobody ever read. I was screaming for a light, but the silence pulled me within... Then I found the truth inside me... I was always enough to begin.