Don't Say You're Lost

Don’t say it out loud… Just say you’re free… I’ve been walking like I know these streets Like I chose every turn I take Same café, same eyes on me Like they’re clocking every move I make Got a script in my back pocket Lines I don’t even believe Say I’m good, say I’m sorted Say I’m everything they need If I say stop, if I slip If it shows in my face They’ll call it a phase They’ll call it a waste Don’t say you’re lost, just say you’re free That’s what they told someone like me Head held high, like you believe Even if you’re breaking underneath Don’t say you’re lost, don’t let it show Turn every doubt into control Say it enough, it might be true Don’t say you’re lost — they’re watching you Every mirror’s like a checkpoint now Checking who I’m meant to be Try on versions, wear them out None of them sit right on me Conversations feel prewritten Laugh right where I should If I say it different They’ll say I misunderstood Keep it tight, keep it clean Keep the edges all straight No room for the weight No room for the break Don’t say you’re lost, just say you’re free That’s what they told someone like me Head held high, like you believe Even if you’re breaking underneath Don’t say you’re lost, don’t let it show Turn every doubt into control Say it enough, it might be true Don’t say you’re lost — they’re watching you What if I said it? What if I cracked? Would it all fall Or would it just pass? What if the silence Is doing the harm? Holding it in Just keeps me apart Don’t say you’re lost — just say you’re free I hear it now, it’s chasing me Head held high, but I can’t breathe There’s something underneath Don’t say you’re lost — I let it show For a second, I let it go If I say it, does it undo? Or finally make it true? Don’t say it out loud… Don’t give it a name…