I wear my daylight like a borrowed face
Laugh in the mirror, leave no trace
Every word feels safer kept inside
Crowds get loud, but no one hears the quiet

I learned the art of being fine
Turning wounds into punchlines
They ask my name, not how I breathe
I nod along, let silence speak

I tried to scream without a sound
Hands reach past me, never down
If no one's listening anymore
Why am I knocking on this door?

I'm breaking quietly behind the smile
Holding together just to fall apart in style
I bleed in colors no one sees
I'm alive, but barely breathing
If this is strength, then let me fall
I'm tired of standing tall for all
I'm screaming under skin and bone
Surrounded, yet completely alone

I fade inside familiar rooms
Disappear before the truth arrives too soon
They love the mask, they love the show
Not the weight I carry home

I swallowed every word I meant
Now my silence sounds like consent
If I stop trying to be heard
Will peace finally hurt less than words?

I'm breaking quietly behind the smile
Holding together just to fall apart in style
I bleed in colors no one sees
I'm alive, but barely breathing
If this is strength, then let me fall
I'm tired of standing tall for all
I'm screaming under skin and bone
Surrounded, yet completely alone

Don't ask me why I disappeared
I was right here, you just weren't near
Every you're strong carved me thin
I'm not healing, I'm just caving in

I'm breaking quietly behind the smile
No applause for surviving this long in denial
I bleed in colors no one sees
Say my name, don't talk over me
If this is living, let me fall
I don't need to be invincible at all
I'm screaming now, no more control
A shattered heart with a silent soul

If I go quiet, don't look away
I've been loud in every other way