*Verse 1* I keep it all together, stitch by careful stitch, Play the role of self-savior, but it’s starting to itch. Every piece I pick up, every line I rewrite, I can’t stop chasing shadows, I can’t make it feel right. *Pre-Chorus* They tell me to be kinder, say I’m enough as I am, But the words feel hollow, like I’m missing a plan. If I drop the armor, just for a beat, Will I find the strength or land at defeat? *Chorus* Oh, the hardest truth I keep in sight, Is the part of me that’s never light, No matter how I learn, no matter how I try, I’m my own biggest fight, the one I can’t deny. *Verse 2* I hold tight to the reins, don’t ask for a hand, But the weight gets heavy, harder to stand. I fear that without this endless control, I’ll watch all my hopes just fall in a hole. *Pre-Chorus* So I push and I pull, like it’s some grand design, Keep running in circles, crossing every line. ‘Cause the thought of failure, the idea I’m not strong— It’s the tether I cling to, but I know it’s all wrong. *Chorus* Yeah, the hardest truth I keep in view, Is the crack I refuse to see right through. I’m wired to brace, to never be weak, But it’s the voice inside that makes me bleed. *Bridge* If I softened a little, would I fall apart? Would I lose the pieces I guard in the dark? The compass is broken, but it’s all that I know— If I gave up the fight, where would I go? *Chorus* Oh, the hardest truth is facing me, The mirror, my shadow, the place I can’t see. They say “find compassion, give yourself grace,” But it’s the hardest thing I’ve yet to face. *Outro* So I stay in the silence, keep picking the seams, Afraid of what waits if I dare to dream. I’m my own worst critic, my own bitter friend, And the hardest truth is—will this ever end?
