Verse 1 I learned the shape of pain too well Mistook it for my name If I survived, I called it truth If I broke, I called it fate I stayed where chaos felt like home Where silence meant something’s wrong Peace was just another room I didn’t know how to belong Pre-Chorus Funny how the heart decides Not by right or wrong But by whether it made it out Or if it lasted this long Chorus You don’t have to keep the wound Just because it kept you alive That wasn’t love, it was a season You don’t have to bleed to survive You don’t owe your past your future You don’t have to prove what you’ve been through You don’t have to keep the wound Verse 2 I chased the highs, the sudden falls Called it feeling real Mistook the rush of breaking down For something I could feel I thought calm was just another lie Another way to fade Didn’t know that steady light Could warm without the flame Pre-Chorus 2 Not every quiet means you’re lost Not every calm is numb Sometimes safe is just the place Where healing finally comes Chorus You don’t have to keep the wound Just because it knows your skin That pain was only a language You don’t need to speak again You’re not weak for choosing better You’re not fake for wanting truth You don’t have to keep the wound Bridge If love doesn’t hurt like before It doesn’t mean it’s shallow If joy doesn’t shake the floor It doesn’t mean it’s hollow I’m learning life doesn’t have to scream To mean something to me Final Chorus You don’t have to keep the wound It’s not your only proof You lived, you learned, you made it through That’s already the truth Let the scar be just a sign Of where you stopped surviving You don’t have to keep the wound You’re allowed to keep the light Outro I don’t need you to feel it all Just one word is enough If it finds you where you are Then this song has done its job If one word stays with you, I’m okay
