QUIET PRESSSURE

[Intro — low / held breath] It builds… …and I don’t let it out [Verse 1] There are moments I feel it rise Like it’s too much to keep inside Like something in me wants to break Through everything I hide I feel it burning in my chest Climbing higher every time Like I could scream it into nothing If I crossed that line [Fragment] I almost— …but I don’t [Verse 2] So I hold it underneath Let it settle, let it stay Like I’ve learned to carry weight In a quiet way No sound, no sign, no sudden shift Just something locked behind my breath Like silence is the only thing That keeps it from the edge [Pre-Chorus] I don’t break I don’t show [Chorus] I keep it in I let it stay Even when it pulls me down this way I don’t scream I don’t fall I just carry All of it And somewhere in the middle Of everything I hide I forget I’m not alone [Post-Chorus] In the quiet In the strain In the way I hold the pain [Verse 3] I know I’m not the same as before There’s someone here I didn’t have But habits don’t just disappear They hold me where I stand I still close in, I still pull back Like it’s safer not to speak Even when I know there’s someone Who would stay and see [Fragment] (They see it) (Through me) [Build] I try to breathe I stay composed [Chorus] I keep it in I let it stay Even when it doesn’t fade away I don’t break I don’t show Even when it starts to overflow I don’t scream I don’t fall I just silence All of it And only the ones who know me See what’s underneath [Bridge — fragile] I’m not alone… So why does it still feel like this… [Break] Don’t— …don’t let it out [Final Build] Hold it— [Final Chorus] I keep it in I let it stay Even when it’s too much to contain I don’t scream I don’t fall I just bury All of it But somewhere in the silence Something starts to break And only the ones who know me See the weight I take [Outro — fading] It’s still there… …I just don’t show it