Still Here in the Quiet

Verse

Thought I left the dark outside

Closed the door, but it followed inside

Curtains drawn, the daylight bends

Shadows settling in my chest

Every mirror looks the same

Whispers calling out my name

I’m not broken, just tired of

Carrying what I can’t let go of

Pre-chorus

If I stay still

Maybe it won’t grow

If I don’t feel

Maybe I won’t know

Chorus

Is it too late… to feel alriiiight?

I’m holding my breath through the niiiight

Silence louder than a cry

Glass walls, but I’m still inside

Don’t let me fade… into the blue

I’m fighting waves no one can see through

If hope is small, I’ll hold it tight

Still here… still here… in the quiet

Verse

Footsteps echo down the hall

Every sound feels way too tall

Ceiling pressing on my lungs

Words dissolve before they’re sung

I wear calm like it’s a coat

Hide the tremble in my throat

If I smile, don’t look too deep

Some battles don’t make a sound when they bleed

Bridge

Ahhh—

I don’t need saving

Just space to breathe

I’m not disappearing

Just learning to leave

Chorus

Is it too late… to feel alriiiight?

I’m learning to soften the niiiight

Maybe the dark won’t stay

Maybe it bends someday

If light is thin, I’ll let it through

Even if it’s only a view

I’m not gone, I’m just in between

Still here… still here… unseen