[Verse 1] I don’t know when I learned it, But I started feeling wrong… Every time my heart got lighter, I thought about who wasn’t strong. I heard somebody laughing, Somebody crying somewhere else… And somehow their pain felt heavier Than anything I felt myself. [Pre-Chorus] So I turned down every color, Muted every part of me… ‘Cause how could I hold a sunrise While someone else can’t see? [Hook] I’ll stay in the dark if it means I’m not leaving. I’ll carry the weight if it means they’re still breathing. I’ll bury my joy, I’ll swallow my smile, I’ll walk through the storm for another mile. ’Cause what kind of person gets to be okay… When someone they love is breaking away? So I keep my heart locked, Keep my hands tied… I don’t want the sun If someone else is stuck outside. [Verse 2] I became a house with every light on, A place where everybody could hide. But nobody noticed the owner Was sleeping outside. I know every crack in their ceilings, Every storm they’ve survived… Funny how I can save everybody… But never check if I’m alive. [Bridge] Maybe I thought pain was proof. Maybe I thought hurting meant I cared. Maybe I confused being empty… With always being there. [Final Hook] I’ll stay in the dark if it means I’m not leaving. I’ll wear the rain so they don’t have to feel it. I’ll trade my peace, I’ll trade my light… Just to make sure somebody else survives the night. But somewhere beneath all this weight I hide… There’s still a part of me Begging for the sky.
