# TARE APART **[Verse 1]** I woke up with the ceiling staring back at me, Same four walls, same old misery. I put on a smile like a costume again, Tell everybody, “Yeah, I’m fine, my friend.” There’s a crack in the mirror that looks like me, But I don't recognize what I see. I keep all my words underneath my tongue, Like if I stay quiet, I'll become someone. **[Pre-Chorus]** And everybody says, “Just give it some time,” But time keeps dragging me behind. **[Chorus]** So tear me apart, Piece by piece, heart by heart, Tell me I'm broken, tell me I'm wrong, I've been pretending I've been okay for too long. If I fall, don't let me disappear, If I scream, I hope somebody hears. I'm coming undone in the dark, So tear me apart. **[Verse 2]** I've got a thousand thoughts in a crowded room, Every single one screaming louder than you. I laugh at the jokes when I wanna cry, Then stare at the ceiling asking myself why. I keep saying “tomorrow” like tomorrow's mine, But I'm stuck somewhere between then and tonight. Everybody knows the version I show, Nobody knows where I go when I go. **[Pre-Chorus]** And everybody says, “You'll be alright,” But nobody asks me what that means tonight. **[Chorus]** So tear me apart, Piece by piece, heart by heart, Tell me I'm broken, tell me I'm wrong, I've been pretending I've been okay for too long. If I fall, don't let me disappear, If I scream, I hope somebody hears. I'm coming undone in the dark, So tear me apart. **[Bridge]** HEY! Can anybody hear me now? HEY! I'm tired of hiding underground! HEY! If I'm still here, then let me be— More than the person everybody thinks they see! **[Breakdown]** I'M NOT FINE! I'm just good at saying that I am! I'M NOT FINE! But I'm trying the best I can! Don't write me off! Don't turn away! I might be lost— But I'm still here today! **[Final Chorus]** So tear me apart, Piece by piece, heart by heart, I don't need saving, I just need someone To stay when the screaming has finally begun. If I fall, I'll find my way back, Even with the whole world painted black. I'm coming undone, but I'll restart— You can't tear apart Every piece of my heart. **[Outro]** Maybe I'm cracked, Maybe I'm scarred, Maybe that's just where the light gets through. I'm not okay— But I'm still here. And maybe that's enough for tonight.
