(Yeah)

(They don't see the bruises)

(They just see the shine)

I'm just tryna make it through tonight

(Through the night)

Yeah...

Look in the mirror, see a ghost

Same small kid they used the most

Love came sharp, wrapped in lace

Smile on top, blade in place

Quiet rooms, loud in my head

Careful with the words I said

Kept my heart behind my teeth

Learned to swallow all the heat

Now I chase numb just to sleep

Stare at cracks, they stare at me

Built from pressure, built from threat

Built from rules I can't forget

Clock talk loud, I breathe and stop

Run too fast, then hit the drop

(It's getting heavy)

(So heavy now)

I used to yell into the air

It only bounced back, "don't you dare"

I breathe in smoke from old fights

Cold in rooms with perfect lights

And now I got these black tears falling

Down my face, they leave a trace

I'm stuck inside that same old pattern

Where love and fear share one face

(Falling down, falling down)

I'm crying for the kid they broke

I'm crying for the words they wrote

(By the hate)

Yeah, these black tears won't let me fade

(They stay, they stay)

They're the price I had to pay

For playing nice in toxic games

They see the clips, they see the glow

But not the weight I drag home

Every "how you been?" got teeth

Every favor came with strings

Phone lights up, my stomach turns

Same old lesson, same old burns

I pour a drink to dim the noise

Still hear the rules inside my voice

Picture-perfect from the street

Behind the door, it's rinse-repeat

I tried to heal, they called it weak

So I got quiet, learned to speak

Ink runs down, I write it plain

Name the hurt, then break the chain

(It's getting heavy)

(So heavy now)

I kept my peace on layaway

Paid in parts of me each day

I breathe in smoke from old fights

Cold in rooms with perfect lights

And now I got these black tears falling

Down my face, they leave a trace

I'm stuck inside that same old pattern

Where love and fear share one face

(Falling down, falling down)

I'm crying for the kid they broke

I'm crying for the words they wrote

(By the hate)

Yeah, these black tears won't let me fade

(They stay, they stay)

They're the price I had to pay

For playing nice in toxic games

(Wash 'em away)

(Can't wash 'em away)

It's set in me, permanent

(Permanent)

That sweet-and-mean, permanent

(So deep)

I can't wear masks no more

(I can't hide it)

Let it fall, let it pour

And now I got these black tears falling

Down my face, they leave a trace

I stepped outside that same old pattern

Won't let fear keep my place

(Falling down, falling down)

I'm done with being what they need

I'm done with swallowing their greed

(By the hate)

Yeah, these black tears might turn to rain

(They stay, they stay)

Still the price I had to pay

But I won't play their kind of games

(Black tears)

(On the floor)

I don't wanna fold no more

(No more)

If love hurts, let it go

(Let it go)

(Yeah)

Fade out.