No more I can’t... I can’t… I can’t… I CAN’T! Don’t you laugh— I’m crying here Swallowed too much, it’s choking me No place to spill, no way to breathe My voice melts into the night Bouncing back from the walls, then dying out Every shallow breath I take Feels like my chest will cave Nails dig deep inside my palm No one ever saw the scars Smiles I fake become my armor Too heavy— I can’t stand up I never said “please save me” So I scream instead— please hear me Even if my voice breaks— hear me “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t” I screamed it inside a thousand times But when you said “you’re here for me” That alone let me breathe again That day, today, and tomorrow too Behind my smile, I was shaking Heard a voice I didn’t know was mine But your gentle hand reached out And untangled all my chains Even my cold, trembling fingers Turned warm when you called my name Every time you said it out loud The pain in my chest would fade away In the dark I kept on searching No way out, no light to find But your voice cut through the silence So I could walk— I could walk on Hey Am I allowed to stay alive? Am I allowed to be right here? Tell me you won’t let go Your voice pulls me back again Again and again— pulls me back again “I can’t, I can’t” But having a place to say it— that’s my strength Through crying smiles I call your name again and again Again and again and again Even on the days I’m tired of holding on Because you are here Because you are here Because you… are here I’m here…