The quiet tears fall when the lights go out
I carry burdens I can't talk about
My smile's a mask I wear all day
I fight a war that no one sees
These scars run deeper than they know
I cry for help but no one's home
I'm just a stranger to myself
And nobody knows nobody else
I laugh at jokes I don't even get
Not alone when they talk about their **
They say I'm glowing say I'm doing fine
If they only knew what's going on inside
I drive around for hours in the dark
Listen to sad songs till my heart breaks apart
I don't tell anyone how I feel
'Cause no one's ever really been real
I wear my armor like a second skin
No one's ever tried to look within
I build these walls so tall and strong
So no one sees when I'm falling down
I don't need pity I don't need lies
I just need someone to realize
That the girl they see isn't who I am
That I'm just barely holding on
The quiet tears fall when the lights go out
I carry burdens I can't talk about
My smile's a mask I wear all day
I fight a war that no one sees
These scars run deeper than they know
I cry for help but no one's home
I'm just a stranger to myself
And nobody knows nobody else
I used to open up and let people in
But they always left they always win
So I learned to lock my heart away
Save myself from the pain one day
I don't trust words I don't trust eyes
I've been burned too many times
I'd rather be alone than hurt again
Even if it means I never win
I wear my armor like a second skin
No one's ever tried to look within
I build these walls so tall and strong
So no one sees when I'm falling down
I don't need pity I don't need lies
I just need someone to realize
That the girl they see isn't who I am
That I'm just barely holding on
The quiet tears fall when the lights go out
I carry burdens I can't talk about
My smile's a mask I wear all day
I fight a war that no one sees
These scars run deeper than they know
I cry for help but no one's home
I'm just a stranger to myself
And nobody knows nobody else
Nobody knows nobody else