[Verse 1] I tell you things with the hallway door locked Small little truths that I never talk You know I hate when the daylight ends You know the name of the boy I pretend is just a friend I said my mother’s been getting better But every cough still pulls me under I said I hate the shape my jeans make You held my hand and promised, “Your heart is safe” [Pre-Chorus] Then your circle got loud by the lockers Passing my life like a note in class Every secret turned into a punchline Every promise broke like glass [Chorus] Now everybody knows I’m afraid of the dark Knows who I like and the place it left a mark Knows I count every breath when my mother feels bad Knows I’m scared of my body, the only one I have So I pull my hoodie over my head Walk by the walls while the whole room stares You gave them pieces I gave to you Now I disappear where the lunch bells ring [Verse 2] The bathroom mirror has fluorescent eyes I eat cold fries where the hand dryers whine Someone outside says my name, then laughs I wait for the footsteps to fade past the gap I used to think being known meant held Like a warm coat when the weather turned cold But you made a map of the places I hurt And handed it out like it wasn’t my world [Pre-Chorus] Now your circle got loud by the lockers Throwing my fear from desk to desk I keep my face turned into the brickwork Trying to make myself smaller than this [Chorus] Now everybody knows I’m afraid of the dark Knows who I like and the place it left a mark Knows I’m scared when my mother feels bad Knows I’m scared of my body, the only one I have So I pull my hoodie over my head Walk by the walls while the whole room stares You gave them pieces I gave to you Now I disappear where the lunch bells ring [Bridge] One day I’ll say your name without shaking One day these walls won’t know where I’ve been One day the things that you called embarrassing Will be proof I survived them But tonight, let the bathroom fan cover me Let the locked stall hold what I can’t say I was never too much for trusting somebody You were just careless with what I gave [Final Chorus] Let everybody know I was afraid of the dark Let them know who I liked and the place it left a mark Let them know I prayed my mother would heal Let them laugh at the body I’m learning to feel I’ll pull my hoodie over my head But I won’t stay hidden forever in there You gave them pieces I gave to you I’ll take them back when the lunch bells ring [Outro] The bell rings once, then the hallway clears I breathe through the noise, I’m still here Still here Still here
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