Verse 1:

Awake again in the middle of the night

Lost in the noise of my mind

Cursing myself for the paths I’ve chosen

Dreaming of a past I can’t reopen

Pre-Chorus:

They ask for laughter, they ask for smiles

But letting go isn’t done in a while

Chorus:

Don’t worry, I’m only scarred

Too used to hiding behind this facade

But can I, just once, let myself cry

Before pretending everything’s alright?

Verse 2:

When you’re tired, just take a break

Give yourself space, give yourself grace

They say, “Be grateful for the pain you feel”

But letting go doesn’t come that easily

Pre-Chorus:

They ask for laughter, they ask for smiles

But healing moves at its own fragile style

Chorus:

Don’t worry, I’m only scarred

Too used to hiding behind this facade

But can I, just once, let myself cry

Before pretending everything’s alright?

Bridge:

Oh, we’re just humans, broken and bruised

Caught in storms we never would’ve chosen

If I could stop lying to myself

Maybe I’d find something else—

Something real, something true

Chorus:

Don’t worry, I’m only scarred

But I don’t want to wear this mask so hard

Let me cry, just once, release the pain

Before I start to pretend again

Outro:

I’m tired of hiding behind these lies

Learning to breathe, to let myself try

I’m done pretending to be unbroken

I’m learning to love the wounds unspoken.