[Intro] Yeah… People see strength… They never saw… What it cost. ⸻ [Verse 1] I learned young how to read the danger In the silence, in a tone Walking on eggshells through the chaos Trying hard to keep a home Love was mixed with anger Fear was dressed up as control Now my whole body panics Any time life gets too cold And I got good at saying, “I’m fine” Even when I couldn’t breathe Carrying everybody’s problems While there was nothing left of me ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] People say, “Damn, you’re strong…” But strength came from survival I was never fearless… I just learned how to hide it. ⸻ [Chorus] I’m tired… So tired… Of surviving. They see strength… I feel scars. They see calm… I hear alarms. Smiling while I’m sinking Trying to hold it all together They see who I became… They never saw what it cost. I’m tired… So tired… Of surviving. ⸻ [Verse 2] Now it’s kids and work and pressure Bills stacked high like waves Trying to be everybody’s safe place While slowly losing mine every day Nobody warns you ‘bout the aftermath What survival really does How your body stays in panic Long after the danger’s gone So I move through a crowded room With my jaw locked tight and sore Acting like the world don’t touch me But I feel it to the core ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] People say, “Damn, you’re strong…” But strength came from survival I was never fearless… I just learned how to hide it. ⸻ [Bridge] If I sit down, will I come undone? If I soften, will I break? I kept every storm inside me Like a debt I couldn’t pay But I want a life that doesn’t hurt When somebody says my name I want peace inside my body Not just another day. ⸻ [Final Chorus] I’m tired… So tired… Of surviving. They see strength… I feel scars. They see calm… I hear alarms. Smiling while I’m sinking Trying to hold it all together They see who I became… They never saw what it cost. I’m tired… So tired… Of surviving. No more hiding. No more pretending. I want more… Than survival. ⸻ [Outro] I’m still here… I’m still here… And I want more… Than survival mode.
