i have to keep myself together
for everyone around
i can't let them see my tears
can't make a sad sound
i should be able to open up
but something inside me cringes at the thought
keeping me locked up
tying me up in a knot
i long to break free
of these bonds i have caged myself in
i misplaced the key
sewn shut in my own skin
i need to release this pressure
this sadness needs to escape
find air that is fresher
i can't keep fixing it with tape
i need to rip the bandaid off
**** this fake smile
i don't care how you scoff
i need to be real for a while
let me cry
let me sob
let me die
let me throb
let me break open
split apart at the seams
i feel like i'm choking
on my own unspoken screams
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018 at 1:08 PM UTC
i have to keep myself together
for everyone around
i can't let them see my tears
can't make a sad sound
i should be able to open up
but something inside me cringes at the thought
keeping me locked up
tying me up in a knot
i long to break free
of these bonds i have caged myself in
i misplaced the key
sewn shut in my own skin
i need to release this pressure
this sadness needs to escape
find air that is fresher
i can't keep fixing it with tape
i need to rip the bandaid off
**** this fake smile
i don't care how you scoff
i need to be real for a while
let me cry
let me sob
let me die
let me throb
let me break open
split apart at the seams
i feel like i'm choking
on my own unspoken screams
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