How do I explain to people that when I say I'm tired I don't mean I'm sleepy I mean living is exhausting and I need a break But that's just it isn't it? I can't explain it to anyone No one will understand The darkness I lost myself in has me chained and I will not fight for freedom I'm weak and fragile My demons refuse to let me baptize myself in the happiness that everyone seems to be drenched in And the worst part of it all is my peers think I'm happy They see my smile and hear my laughter They are blinded from my trembling lips and deaf from my screams And don't get me wrong I know I'm not the only one But those who suffer as I am fail to realize it's not just sadness It's so much more It's like I'm burning alive with no one to save me The struggle is unnoticed And even though I have so many people who care about me I feel as if I have no one because the person I want to be here for me isn't This battle to live when I want to die is breaking me I only live so the one I love most won't feel alone But that loved one fails to realize I'm suffering most I just need the drugs and the pills I'll spend my days smelling of ciggerates and sleep But forever isn't promised and the bridge is sketchy If I fall just know I held on as long as my insanity let me