[Intro — Soft, intimate singing] Hey, you… Yeah, you, with the tired eyes. You don't have to explain it. Just stay here with me a little while. [Verse 1] I know you say “I'm fine” before they even ask, Then carry all the feelings that you tucked behind the mask. You make a joke, change the subject, keep the whole room bright, Then sit alone and wonder why you're empty every night. You've been the one who checks in, who listens through the night, But when your own heart gets heavy, you keep it out of sight. Maybe you're trying to get your life back on its feet, But every time you find your balance, life knocks you off your feet. You're tired of starting over, tired of “you'll be fine,” You don't need another easy answer—you just need some time. [Pre-Chorus] If any of that feels familiar, You don't have to hide it now. You can lay the weight down for a minute. You don't have to know how. [Chorus] I see you, even when you disappear, Even when you smile so nobody sees the tears. You're not a burden, you're not too much, You don't have to earn a little love. If all you did today was make it through, Then that was something brave you did, too. You may not feel it, but you still belong— Come on, take a breath; you can stay for this song. [Verse 2] You replay conversations, searching for the part Where you said the wrong thing, where you broke your own heart. You give people second chances you wish somebody gave to you, And you blame yourself for endings you were never in control of, too. Maybe you've been called “too sensitive,” been told to toughen up, Like a person can just switch off the ache by trying hard enough. Maybe other lives look easy, while you're just trying to cope With waking up already tired, trying hard to hold on to hope. Maybe you miss the old you, can't remember who that was, Before the days became a checklist and the nights became because— You keep on going 'cause they need you, though you're running low, And you don't know what would happen if you let them know. And if you've been the strong one so long that breaking feels like failure, You deserve a hand beside you, not a judge or a savior. [Pre-Chorus] If any of that feels familiar, If you thought nobody knew, There are hearts that have been here, too. You are not the only one coming through. [Chorus] I see you, even when you disappear, Even when you smile so nobody sees the tears. You're not a burden, you're not too much, You don't have to earn a little love. If all you did today was make it through, Then that was something brave you did, too. You may not feel it, but you still belong— Come on, take a breath; you can stay for this song. [Bridge — Build; drums and harmonies begin to rise] And maybe what you lived through won't make sense for years, Maybe no grand reason can explain those nights or tears. But pain can leave you knowing what a quiet hurt can hide, So when somebody says “I'm okay,” you'll hear the ache inside. You'll be the one who notices, who doesn't turn away, Who says, “You don't have to tell me everything today.” You can give the care you needed; you can help someone feel seen. Not because you owed the world your wounds— But because your heart still has a light in it, unseen. What happened to you isn't all that you are. You're more than your worst night, more than every scar. You don't have to make it beautiful, or call the hurting good; You can choose to grow some meaning where no meaning ever stood. And if one day your story helps one lost soul make it through, Then something kind can bloom from what you never should've gone through. [Breakdown — Piano, close vocal] But listen… You don't have to save anybody tonight. You don't have to turn your pain into a purpose by morning light. You are worth the love right now, before you help a single soul. You deserve to be held, too. You deserve to feel whole. [Final Chorus — Full band, bright and soaring] I see you, and I hope you see it too: There's still a world with room enough for you. You're not a burden, you're not too much, You don't have to earn a little love. And if the only step you take is one more day, That is still a step; you're still on your way. There's more to you than all you've made it through— There are things this world can only get from you. So breathe in hope, even if it's small, You don't have to climb the mountain all at once, at all. Let the morning find you here, let somebody know your name, Let the light come in a little; you don't have to feel the same. And when you meet a soul who's hiding what they're going through, You'll know how to sit beside them like somebody sat with you. Your story isn't over; there's still love you haven't known. You matter more than you can feel when you're facing this alone. [Outro — Warm, lifted, harmonized] Hey, you… You made it to this moment. Let that count for something. You don't have to do it all alone. Stay. There's room for you here.
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