Invisible Scars - Demo

You never saw the bruises They'were under every word You called me strong for standing But you never saw the hurt I stitched myself together Every time the whispers hurt I laughed the way they wanted me to So nobody would hear my heart Some wounds don't bleed in daylight They fade into the skin But every time you said it They started up again You said I was resilient Like it was what I chose But strength is just what people call A heart nobody knows I learned how to smile through the silence While the cracks were forming inside You thought I was finally healing But I was just learning to hide These invisible scars They don't show on my face But they live in the quiet Of every fragile place These invisible scars They followed every year Like shadows in the daylight Only I could hear These invisible scars No one ever knew But they changed every version Of the person I grew to These invisible scars Hidden under light I was fighting old ghosts Just to sleep at night Looking back I see it clearer How the silence shaped my bones I thought I was just broken But I was carrying stones Some nights I learned to disappear Before the silence turned to blame I wore a calm expression While the echoes knew my name I grew up learning how to hide The things no child should know I memorized the exits Anywhere I had to go I said I was okay Because it was easier that way I carried quiet thunder In the words I didn't say I learned how to smile through the silence While the cracks were forming inside You thought I was finally healing But I was just learning to hide These invisible scars They don't show on my face But they live in the quiet Of every fragile place These invisible scars They followed every year Like shadows in the daylight Only I could hear These invisible scars No one ever knew But they changed every version Of the person I grew to These invisible scars Hidden under light I was fighting old ghosts Just to sleep at night Looking back I see the pattern In the silence and the blame I thought it was just growing up But nothing felt the same I used to think I was the problem Now I see the weight I wore Some truths take years of distance Before they hurt no more I spent so long forgiving Things I didn't understand But scars can still be gentle When you hold them in your hand These invisible scars They don't show on my face But they live in the quiet Of every fragile place These invisible scars They followed every year Like shadows in the daylight Only I could hear These invisible scars No one ever knew But they changed every version Of the person I grew to These invisible scars Hidden under light I was fighting old ghosts Just to sleep at night Maybe you never saw the bruises But I learned to see the light And I'm breathing a little easier now After every quiet year So now I wish you and all the rest Nothing but the very best I hope the silence softened for you too Invisible scars