VERSE
We built a life with careful lines
Drew every wall, believed the signs
A house that held our every plan
But not the truth of who I am
VERSE
You raised your voice over every small thing
I learned to listen without answering
I told myself this is just how it goes
While something in me slowly froze
PRE-CHORUS
I stopped fighting, I stopped being seen
I traded honesty just to keep the peace
Every day I made myself smaller
Just to make it through another hour
CHORUS
I was walking on quiet, every step unsure
Trying not to break what was already broken
I learned how to lie just to feel secure
I disappeared so we could keep going
CHORUS
I didn’t know how bad it was
Until I finally let it end
I was surviving, not living then
VERSE
Ten years passed like a held breath
Smiling through things I never said
I stayed because I thought that’s love
And fear can look like loyalty enough
VERSE
We sold the house we dreamed into the ground
That’s when the silence got too loud
Standing there with empty keys
I saw myself for the first time, free
PRE-CHORUS
I thought I failed, I thought I lost
But staying quiet had its cost
I wasn’t weak, I wasn’t wrong
I was just there for far too long
CHORUS
I was walking on quiet, every step unsure
Trying not to wake another storm
I learned how to lie just to endure
I disappeared to keep us warm
CHORUS
I didn’t know how bad it was
Until I finally let it end
I was surviving, not living then
BRIDGE
But somewhere in the middle of the dark
A small heartbeat changed my heart
Through all the damage, through the pain
She gave my life a different name
BRIDGE
I wouldn’t erase a single scar
If it means she’s who she is
Some light is born from broken things
CHORUS
I was walking on quiet, afraid to breathe
Thinking love meant losing myself
Now I stand here, finally free
Learning how to be someone else
CHORUS
I see it clearly what it was
Now that I don’t pretend
I was surviving — now I live again
OUTRO
I walked on quiet for too long
Now I’m learning how to speak