The more I write, the more I see How many of us are barely breathing

They check their lists, they count the days Tell themselves it's all okay

But waking up don't feel like living Yet every meal just tastes the same

They say, how are you? And I say, fine But we both know that's a practice line

We smile, we nod, we play the part But no one speaks from the heart

So tell me, why's it like this? Why is the weight so hard to hold

If we all feel so alone, why do we never say so

We laugh it off, yeah, we play pretend Like we ain't breaking, like it ain't the end

We keep on smiling, fake it just right Doing great, doing fine, yeah, living the life

But the cracks still show when the lights go out

The silence screams when there ain't no crowd So we post, we scroll, we hide, we cope

Sing another song just to feel some hope

So I'll just write another song Pretend again, keep moving on

Another verse, another day Another lie to keep me sane

Because writing is the only way I know how to show you how fine I actually am

I've tried to speak, but the words fall flat Tried to open up, but no one ever stays for that

So I, I package it pretty, make it rhyme Loop the sadness in four-four time

Call it coping, call it art Call it anything but falling apart

So tell me, why's it like this? Why is the weight so hard to hold

If we all feel so alone, why do we never say so

So I, I package it pretty, make it rhyme Loop the sadness in four-four time

Call it coping, call it art Call it anything but falling apart

So tell me, why's it like this? Why is the weight so hard to hold

If we all feel so alone, why do we never say so

So tell me, why's it like this? Why is the weight so hard to hold

If we all feel so alone, why do we never say so

So we post, we scroll, we hide, we cope Sing another song just to feel some hope

I hate the silence, but I keep it anyway I hate this weight, but I carry it every day

I hate that we all know this pain so well But we act like it's just our own personal hell

We should talk, we should break We should tell each other when we're not okay

But we don't ever do We never do

We laugh it off, yeah, we play pretend Like we ain't breaking, like it ain't the end

We keep on smiling, fake it just right Doing great, doing fine, yeah, living the life

But the cracks still show when the lights go out The silence screams when there ain't no crowd

So we post, we scroll, we hide, we cope Sing another song just to feel some hope

And if I'm out of lines to say What if the mask won't fit one day

What if the song just fades to black? Then there's no encore to bring me back

What if the song just fades to black? Then there's no encore to bring me back

What if the song just fades to black? Then there's no encore to bring me back