13. I‘ll stay (Pop)

They say don’t be too kind, the world doesn’t play fair. Learn how to swallow your words, pretend you don’t care. Cold rooms, heavy silence, every door feels closed, but I still carry something warm in my bones. I don’t know where this leads, but I know what I’d lose, if I walk away like they do, and leave this truth. If I stay when it hurts, if I give when I’m empty inside, I might lose today’s fight, but I won’t lose my life. If I stay when they run, if I say what my heart believes, maybe the dark won’t last forever, maybe the light finds me. I’ve seen pride turn to noise, I’ve seen greed wear a crown, how you win everything you want and still fall down. I don’t wanna grow colder just to survive, I’d rather feel the burn than be alive and numb inside. Maybe I’m not built for the game they play, but I think it’s enough if I don’t change. If I stay when it hurts, if I give when I’m empty inside, I might lose today’s fight, but I won’t lose my life. If I stay when they run, if I say what my heart believes, maybe the dark won’t last forever, maybe the light finds me. At the end of it all, it’s not who was loud, it’s who still loves when the walls come down. I’d rather fall with a heart that’s true than stand tall and lose myself too. I’ll stay when it hurts, I’ll give even empty and tired, I may lose today’s fight, but I won’t lose my life. I’ll stay when they run, let my fear lose the lead, and out of the dark, maybe the light finds me. Maybe that’s enough.