Carry the Weight

I used to want to die but now I believe

Not in a distant god, there's a love I found in me

I’d rather be awake and in pain than asleep

Singing as if no one can hear takes more courage than you think

I carried the weight in the only way I knew

I carried the weight in the only way I knew

I was scared enough to lie and say that I’m okay

When inside I was dying, so confused, so alone, so afraid

I hope you never know what it’s like to hide a piece of yourself inside

Or to be so fucking ashamed you’d rather kill yourself than be alive

I want to be alive

I carried the weight in the only way I knew

I want to be alive

I carried the weight in the only way I knew

I'm still scared but I’ve got courage to be

More vulnerable and one day free

Now my heart isn’t covered in concrete

I breathe, I breathe

No longer scared of the vulnerability

No longer scared of the person that I see