You sat and swallowed it Every word you couldn’t say Waiting for the weight to lift But pressure doesn’t float away You hold the pain And when you hold It stays Do they hear What you hear Do they hear What you hear They saw the stillness Not the war beneath your skin You waited for a single break But silence never lets you in You stay so still And when you stay It burns Do they hear What you hear Do they hear What you hear You lit the candles Even when the fire was far You stitched your heart with quiet thread They never asked you who you are You fix what's cracked And when you fix You fray Do they hear What you hear Do they hear What you hear
