Inner Battles

There's a voice that whispers, you'll never be enough
Another one fights back, but it's barely loud enough
Every morning, same war, hope and fear at war again
I lace my boots, hide the cracks, and pretend that I still can

These inner battles don't leave bruises, but they bleed me all the same
There's a war behind my silence, and it's screaming out my name
I don't wear armor, I wear doubt, but I fight like hell to stay proud
I've mastered the smile, the I'm fine, the nod, the mask

But beneath the calm exterior is a storm I didn't ask
Every step is second-guessed, every breath a battlefield
But giving up's not freedom, it's just letting darkness steal
These inner battles don't leave bruises, but they bleed me all the same

There's a war behind my silence, and it's screaming out my name
I don't wear armor, I wear doubt, but I fight like hell to stay proud
You don't see the war I wage when the lights are down
But if I rise again tomorrow, then I haven't lost this round

These inner battles don't leave bruises, but they star in the way I see
Still I face them every day, still I fight to keep me, me
No armor, no fame, no crown, just a heart still beating loud
Still beating loud

Still beating loud