[Verse 1] I told them I was sick one day, Gave my pain a name they knew, Something they could whisper softly, Something doctors could look through. And suddenly their voices changed, Suddenly they stayed with me— Funny how a wound gets kindness When it's somewhere they can see. [Pre-Chorus] But I wasn't asking pity, I wasn't asking them to cry, I only needed someone near me When I had no strength to lie. [Chorus] So I gave my pain a name they could see, Put a body on the ghost inside of me. They held my hand when they believed That something in my flesh might leave— But where were all those loving arms When it was only me? I gave my pain a name they could see, While the real disease was quietly killing me. No blood, no scar, no broken bone, Just a soul that couldn't carry on— Tell me why a heart must bleed outside Before the world believes. [Verse 2] Food became a thing to swallow, Sleep became another fight, Even water on my shoulders Felt too heavy every night. Morning came without a reason, Evening left without goodbye, And I watched the hours passing Like empty trains beneath the sky. [Pre-Chorus] I locked myself inside my room To hide from storms they couldn't see, They called it weakness, called it laziness— But it was drowning me. [Chorus] So I gave my pain a name they could see, Put a body on the ghost inside of me. They held my hand when they believed That something in my flesh might leave— But where were all those loving arms When it was only me? I gave my pain a name they could see, While the real disease was quietly killing me. No blood, no scar, no broken bone, Just a soul that couldn't carry on— Tell me why a heart must bleed outside Before the world believes. [Bridge] Then came the doctors, Then came the pills, The sleepless nights, The window sills. I cried at songs, I cried at rain, As if my heart Had lost its skin to pain. And somewhere underneath it all, A tiny light came through the wall. Not enough to call it day— Just enough to make me stay. [Final Chorus] I don't need a name you can see, To prove there's something hurting inside of me. You don't need an X-ray of my soul To know when I am losing hold. Sometimes love is simply staying When there's nothing you can heal. Don't make me give my pain a name you can see, Don't make me wear another wound for you to believe. If I say the night is swallowing me, Please don't ask where I bleed. Just sit beside me. Stay awhile. Until I find myself again… [Outro] And still one question Lives in me: Why? Why must pain become visible before love learns how to see?
