Isolation Is My Strength - Chapter 1

[Verse 1] My hardened heart became a shield, I learned to hide the things I feel. I watch the words I want to say Become the reason you turn away. Just being me can clear a room, So I leave early, like I always do. Another truth behind my teeth, Another night I lose some sleep. [Pre-Chorus] If speaking means another closing door, I don’t know what my voice is for. [Chorus] Isolation is my strength, That’s what I say at the end of the day. When there’s nobody left to hear, I hold the words I couldn’t say. These walls can keep the hurt outside, But leave so much of me unseen. Isolation is my strength— Why does it take so much from me? [Verse 2] Even the ones I love step back; I search my words for where they cracked. Was it the anger? Was it the ache? Was it more than they could take? I bury what I want to share And tell myself I shouldn’t care. But in the quiet, I rehearse A thousand ways to say it first. [Pre-Chorus] I keep the peace; I pay the price. The room goes still. So do I. [Chorus] Isolation is my strength, That’s what I say at the end of the day. When there’s nobody left to hear, I hold the words I couldn’t say. These walls can keep the hurt outside, But leave so much of me unseen. Isolation is my strength— Why does it take so much from me? [Short Instrumental] [Bridge — quiet, vulnerable] I didn’t ask for you to fix me, Only sit and let me speak. Let a sentence reach its ending; Let me hurt without retreat. I’ve been calling silence shelter, I’ve been sleeping in my shield. There are things I’ve kept so hidden, I forget they’re mine to feel. [Final Chorus — full, emotional] Isolation is my strength, That’s what I say at the end of the day. When there’s nobody left to hear, I hold the words I couldn’t say. These walls can keep the hurt outside, But leave so much of me unseen. Isolation is my strength— There’s still a voice inside of me. [Outro — stripped back] My hardened heart became a shield. Behind it, I can feel. I still feel.