Verse 1 Sorry I’m tired Sorry I’m quiet Sorry my face gives away Every thought I’m trying to hide Sorry I’m scattered Sorry I forgot Sorry I needed a minute When everybody needed a lot Sorry I’m human God, I hate how that sounds Like being made of flesh and feeling Is another way I let you down So I swallow every sentence Before it reaches my tongue Because needing anything at all Feels like asking for too much Pre-Chorus I learned to say “I’m sorry” Before anyone could blame Now it falls out of my mouth Like it belongs beside my name Chorus I’m an apology with a pulse A heartbeat wrapped in guilt Saying sorry for the space I take Sorry for the way I’m built Sorry when I’m overwhelmed Sorry when I need to breathe Sorry that loving everybody Still leaves something left of me I make myself smaller So no one has to move I bleed myself empty Just to prove I still love you And if I finally collapse I’ll probably apologize too I’m an apology with a pulse Trying not to inconvenience you Verse 2 Sorry I cried Sorry you noticed Sorry the cracks got loud enough That I couldn’t keep them hidden Sorry I’m angry Sorry I’m hurt Sorry sometimes I want someone To ask if I’m okay first I know everybody’s carrying Things heavier than mine So I stack mine in the corner And tell myself I’m fine Because what kind of mother What kind of person needs a hand When there are people she loves Already struggling to stand? Pre-Chorus So I turn every feeling Into something I should hide Then wonder why I disappear A little more each night Chorus I’m an apology with a pulse A heartbeat wrapped in guilt Saying sorry for the space I take Sorry for the way I’m built Sorry when I’m overwhelmed Sorry when I need to breathe Sorry that loving everybody Still leaves something left of me I make myself smaller So no one has to move I bleed myself empty Just to prove I still love you And if I finally collapse I’ll probably apologize too I’m an apology with a pulse Trying not to inconvenience you Bridge Maybe that’s why “Are you okay?” Feels harder than it should Because somewhere along the way I learned that needing wasn’t good That love meant being useful That worth meant never breaking down That if I stopped holding everyone They’d finally see what I am now Too much Too tired Too needy Too loud Too broken Too complicated Too hard to have around So I apologize for breathing Like oxygen is borrowed time And I thank people for loving me Like loving me is some great sacrifice Breakdown I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. For what? For taking up space. For having a bad day. For needing comfort. For being afraid. For existing loudly enough To be noticed. Final Chorus I’m an apology with a pulse And I don’t know how to stop Every “sorry” feels like armor Every silence like a lock I say sorry when I’m hurting Sorry when I need relief Sorry that underneath the mother There’s still a person underneath I keep cutting pieces off myself So everybody else has room Then wonder why I feel invisible Standing in the middle of the room And I’m not ready yet to tell myself I never had to earn my place So tonight I’ll just admit How tired I am Of apologizing for my face For my tears For my needs For my voice For my grief For being alive enough To still need anything Outro Sorry I’m tired. Sorry I’m here. Sorry I’m hurting. Sorry you can hear. I’m sorry. I don’t even know What I’m apologizing for anymore.
