Verse 1 You see the cracks but not the earthquake The smoke but not the fire You hear the words I throw in anger But not the fear behind them You see a storm that's hard to weather A heart that's hard to hold You don't see all the nights I spent Trying not to let go Pre-Chorus I've been fighting battles You were never meant to see Trying to outrun shadows That still live inside of me Chorus What they don't see Is the war beneath my skin The scars still bleeding From places I have been They see the anger They don't see the pain They see the damage But not what made me this way I'm still learning how to live With what I couldn't leave behind What they don't see Is how hard I'm trying Verse 2 I wasn't born this guarded I wasn't always this afraid I learned that pain gets noticed When it's dressed up as rage Every wound became a weapon Every tear became a shield Now I'm standing in the wreckage Trying to learn how to heal Pre-Chorus And some days I feel broken Some days I feel strong Some days I'm still searching For where I belong Chorus What they don't see Is the war beneath my skin The scars still bleeding From places I have been They see the anger They don't see the pain They see the damage But not what made me this way I'm still learning how to live With what I couldn't leave behind What they don't see Is how hard I'm trying Bridge I didn't choose the hurt I didn't choose the scars But every day I wake up And carry who they are No pill can fight this battle No map can show the way I'm just trying to be better Than I was yesterday Final Chorus What they don't see Is I'm still standing here Still fighting battles Through the doubt and fear Maybe I'm not healed yet Maybe I never will be But every day I choose To keep becoming me What they don't see Is that surviving was the start Now I'm learning how to live With a wounded heart
