You say you’re fine before they ask You make it easy to believe You hide the part that hurts the most So no one has a cause to leave You know exactly when to laugh You give them what they all expect But being good at getting through Doesn’t mean it hurts you less You don’t have to explain Why today feels hard You don’t need the right words Just show me where you are You don’t have to be strong with me You don’t have to hold it in You can say that you are tired You can say you cannot win You don’t have to make it smaller Just to keep the room at ease You don’t have to be strong with me You can just be here with me Maybe they called you difficult The day you said enough Maybe they only stayed with you When you hid the heavier stuff Now every time somebody reaches You expect to lose their hand You keep one foot outside the moment So it cannot hurt again You don’t have to pretend That it never comes back You don’t have to forgive Before you’re ready for that You don’t have to be strong with me You don’t have to hold it in You can say that you are angry You can say where you have been You don’t have to make it pretty You don’t owe me any peace You don’t have to be strong with me You can just be here with me [Bridge, instruments fall back, vocal exposed] I will not call you broken I won’t ask you to move on I won’t praise you for surviving Then leave when strength is gone You are allowed to need someone You are allowed to change your mind You can stop the whole performance You don’t have to say you’re fine You don’t have to be strong with me You don’t have to hold it in You can come without an answer You can start where you begin You don’t have to make it smaller You don’t have to earn relief You don’t have to be strong with me You can just be here with me You can just be here You can just be here with me
