[Verse 1] I learned to hide my bruises Behind a clean white shirt You smiled for other people And left me with the hurt I kept your secrets quiet Kept swallowing the blame Every room looked normal But I was not the same [Pre-Chorus] They said, "men don't break like this" So I bit my tongue and stayed You made a cage out of my love Then told me I was safe [Chorus] I'm dying inside I'm dying inside But I’m still here I'm still alive No one believes me When I say what you did I'm dying inside But I won't let you win [Verse 2] Your hands knew where to land Your words knew where to cut You threw the glass, I cleaned it Like that would make it up I laughed at the wrong moments So they would not look twice You wore my pain like perfume And called it just a fight [Pre-Chorus] They said, "you should've left" Like leaving was that clean When every door was locked at night And fear was all I seen [Chorus] I'm dying inside I'm dying inside But I’m still here I'm still alive No one believes me When I say what you did I'm dying inside But I won't let you win [Bridge] I found my name again In the mirror and the rain Not every wound is visible Not every scar is plain I am not less of a man For surviving what you did I was hurt, I was trapped Now I’m learning how to live [Final Chorus] I'm dying inside I'm dying inside But I’m still here I'm still alive No one believes me When I say what you did I'm dying inside But I won't let you win I'm dying inside I'm dying inside I made it out I’m still alive
