[Verse 1] They’re laughing in the kitchen light Glasses clink, stories rise I nod on cue, I play it right The joke lands, I force the eyes My hand lifts toast like it belongs But the room is underwater And I’m the only one who drowns [Pre-Chorus] I smile so wide it cuts They never see the blood [Chorus] I’m screaming on the inside Where no one ever goes Surrounded by their warmth And dying in the cold They call my name, I answer bright While something rips my chest apart tonight I’m screaming on the inside And no one ever knows [Verse 2] My mother says I look so well My friends all slap my back I mirror every word they tell Like joy is something I can act Inside the wolves tear flesh from bone I count the bites in silence And thank them all for coming home [Pre-Chorus] I smile so wide it cuts They never taste the blood [Chorus] I’m screaming on the inside Where no one’s ever been The loudest room on earth And I’ve never felt so thin They raise a glass, I raise it too While every shard of me falls through I’m screaming on the inside God, I wish they knew [Bridge – whispered, breaking] I want to fall apart right here Let the mask slip to the floor But I’m terrified they’ll finally see And love me even more I can’t survive that mercy I can’t survive that mercy [Raw scream over piano solo] LET ME OUT LET ME OUT I’M STILL HERE I’M STILL HERE I’M STILL SCREAMING AND NOBODY CAN HEAR [Final Chorus – barely voice left] I’m screaming on the inside One day the sound will die You’ll lay me down and say he seemed so kind And never wonder why I wore the smile until the end The perfect son, the perfect friend I was screaming on the inside And now it’s quiet again
