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Heavy in my skin
Title: "Heavy in My Skin"
(Verse 1)
I wear a mask to hide the breaking
Dragging all this sorrow, shaking
Trying to fill the holes in smile after smile
But the whispers in my head stretch miles
I’ve learned the silence only kills me
You don’t know how to listen still, see
I’m locked inside a head full of regrets
Words I said I can’t forget
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m crawling in my skin, these wounds will never heal
Fighting just to breathe, just trying to feel
(Chorus)
Why is everything so heavy? I’m holding on
Carrying burdens way beyond what I’m meant to own
Got scars I can’t show, shame I can’t let go
I’m still breathing, but just barely so
(Verse 2)
I’m not what they expect me to be
Trying to fit in won't set me free
Trying to perfect a version I can't live
Who I am—they just won’t forgive
The pressure builds, I'm losing feeling
Can't escape this wound—it's healing
Thought I could survive by blending in
But inside I'm fractured under skin
(Bridge)
Every day I feel less enough
Caught between the “just fit in” and “be tough”
And the silence: it's a heavy weight
Yet if I break down now, it's not too late
(Chorus Reprise)
Why must my heart feel so heavy? I’m still here
Dragging shame that never disappears
I’m a survivor in more ways than you’ll know
Still breathing... even when I’m low
(Outro)
The only way out’s through, James Baldwin said it true
Our hearts are made for breaking, Wilde whispers too
Through the scars and pressure, I'll claim what’s mine
I may not be perfect—but I will survive
