[INTRO] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar] [VERSE 1] I smile in public, Cry in my head. I learned how to live, With words never said. They tell me be strong, Like it’s easy to breath, When your chest feels heavy, From things u can’t leave. [CHORUS] So I drown in the quiet where no one can see A storm in my veins but they call it a dream The mirror reflects what I’ll never confess A stranger who hides in the folds of distress [VERSE 2] I walk through daylight, A ghost in disguise. My laughter is a mask, But it fractures inside. The silence is louder; Then thunder at sea. It craves out the truth, That I’ll never set free. [BRIDGE] If shadows could speak, They would echo my name. If silence could bleed, It would pour out the shame. I’m stitched into darkness, But no one believes, That the weight of the night, Is the cage I can’t leave. [CHORUS] So I drown in the quiet where no one can see A storm in my veins but they call it a dream The mirror reflects what I’ll never confess A stranger who hides in the folds of distress
