Weight I Carried

Deep, inspiring, acoustic, female singer, dark, emotional

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(Verse 1) 
I learned too young how heavy love could be, 
Not the kind that sets you free, 
But the kind with chains wrapped around my chest, 
Telling me I had to be my best.

“Be quiet, be perfect, don’t fall apart,” 
While I was breaking with a shattered heart, 
You gave me mountains and called it care, 
Then asked me why I couldn’t breathe the air.

(Pre-Chorus) 
Every dream came with a price to pay, 
Every choice was stolen away, 
I was a bird too scared to fly, 
Holding storms inside my sky.

(Chorus)
 I carried the weight, the weight of the world, 
A frightened, broken little girl, 
Holding promises I couldn’t keep, 
Crying to heaven when I couldn’t sleep. 
Daddy, I swear I tried my best,  
But guilt still lives inside my chest, 
I couldn’t save you, 
I still break through, 
Trying to survive the weight I grew into.

(Verse 2) 
I still hear prayers in the dead of night, 
Begging somehow to make things right, “I’ll protect you, I’ll stay, don’t go,” 
But time doesn’t stop for the ones we love most.
Now guilt sits beside me like an old ghost, 
Telling me I should’ve done more than most, 
Called more, fought harder, stayed awake, 
Like love alone could stop heartbreak.

(Pre-Chorus)
 And I still wonder if you knew, 
Every shattered part of me loved you, 
Even when the world caved in, 
I was fighting battles I couldn’t win.

(Chorus)
 I carried the weight, the weight of the world, 
A frightened, broken little girl, 
Holding promises I couldn’t keep, 
Crying to heaven when I couldn’t sleep. 
Daddy, I swear I tried my best,  
But guilt still lives inside my chest,
 I couldn’t save you, 
I still break through, 
Trying to survive the weight I grew into.

(Bridge)
 Mama’s voice still echoes loud,  
Pressure dressed up as love somehow, 
I lost myself trying to make things right, 
Been surviving more than living my whole life.
But maybe scars can turn to flame, 
Maybe I don’t have to wear this blame,  
Maybe love means staying when it hurts, 
Even when the world feels cursed.

(Final Chorus )
I carried the weight, the weight of the world, 
But I’m not that shattered little girl, 
Though the promises still haunt my sleep, 
I know love runs deeper than what I couldn’t keep. 
Daddy, I hope you see me now, 
Still standing somehow,  
And though I’m bruised, 
I’m making it through, 
Learning how to live with the weight I grew into.

(Outro )
I was never weak… just carrying too much, 
Trying to hold on to everyone I loved… 
The weight… The weight I carried.

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(Verse 1)  I learned too young how heavy love could be,  Not the kind that sets you free,  But the kind with chains wrapped around my chest,  Telling me I had to be my best. “Be quiet, be perfect, don’t fall apart,”  While I was breaking with a shattered heart,  You gave me mountains and called it care,  Then asked me why I couldn’t breathe the air. (Pre-Chorus)  Every dream came with a price to pay,  Every choice was stolen away,  I was a bird too scared to fly,  Holding storms inside my sky. (Chorus)  I carried the weight, the weight of the world,  A frightened, broken little girl,  Holding promises I couldn’t keep,  Crying to heaven when I couldn’t sleep.  Daddy, I swear I tried my best,  But guilt still lives inside my chest,  I couldn’t save you, I still break through,  Trying to survive the weight I grew into. (Verse 2)  I still hear prayers in the dead of night,  Begging somehow to make things right, “I’ll protect you, I’ll stay, don’t go,”  But time doesn’t stop for the ones we love most. Now guilt sits beside me like an old ghost,  Telling me I should’ve done more than most,  Called more, fought harder, stayed awake,  Like love alone could stop heartbreak. (Pre-Chorus)  And I still wonder if you knew,  Every shattered part of me loved you,  Even when the world caved in,  I was fighting battles I couldn’t win. (Chorus)  I carried the weight, the weight of the world,  A frightened, broken little girl,  Holding promises I couldn’t keep,  Crying to heaven when I couldn’t sleep.  Daddy, I swear I tried my best,  But guilt still lives inside my chest,  I couldn’t save you, I still break through,  Trying to survive the weight I grew into. (Bridge)  Mama’s voice still echoes loud,  Pressure dressed up as love somehow,  I lost myself trying to make things right,  Been surviving more than living my whole life. But maybe scars can turn to flame,  Maybe I don’t have to wear this blame,  Maybe love means staying when it hurts,  Even when the world feels cursed. (Final Chorus ) I carried the weight, the weight of the world,  But I’m not that shattered little girl,  Though the promises still haunt my sleep,  I know love runs deeper than what I couldn’t keep.  Daddy, I hope you see me now,  Still standing somehow,  And though I’m bruised, I’m making it through,  Learning how to live with the weight I grew into. (Outro ) I was never weak… just carrying too much,  Trying to hold on to everyone I loved…  The weight… The weight I carried.

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