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