I keep the lights on Even when nobody's home There's so much I never say So much I carry alone I've gotten good at saying I'm alright At turning every question into a smile I let the days roll over me And tell myself I'm fine There's a thousand words behind my teeth And a thousand things I cannot change I keep on walking through the rain Like I don't feel a thing And every time I close my eyes I hear the echoes of my life I'm tired of being bulletproof When all I want is something true I'm carrying the weight I never show Fighting all the battles no one knows I'm breaking through the silence I'm reaching for the light I'm done with saying everything's alright You can hear it in the way I breathe There's a part of me I'm trying to release And even if the whole world falls apart I'll find my way back to my heart I've watched the people come and go I've kept my feelings buried down below I built these walls to keep me safe Then wondered why I felt so far away I don't need another empty promise I don't need somebody else's name I just need a reason to believe That I can change And every time I lose my ground I find a little strength in making sound I'm tired of hiding what is true I'm ready to come through I'm carrying the weight I never show Fighting all the battles no one knows I'm breaking through the silence I'm reaching for the light I'm done with saying everything's alright You can hear it in the way I breathe There's a part of me I'm trying to release And even if the whole world falls apart I'll find my way back to my heart I'm still here If I could turn back all the years I'd tell myself to face the fear You don't have to have the answers You don't have to hide the tears You can take a breath You can start again You can find a way Through the places where you've been I am more than every scar I've earned More than every bridge I've watched burn I'm still becoming who I'll be And there's still a life ahead of me
