~Red Light~

For years I wore the silence like a second skin, Swallowing the poison just to let the quiet in. Counting down the seasons that I spent inside the haze, Tracing all the wreckage through a thousand heavy days. They saw a smiling face, they never saw the floor, Every single promise that I broke just to endure. Carrying the secrets that would fracture any stone, Walking through the shadows, feeling entirely alone. No, I won't lie to keep the peace or smooth the edge, I'm planting both my feet right here upon this ledge. Take it how it comes, or leave it in the dust— If nothing else is left, I'm keeping my own trust. The mirrors show the cracks, I'm not gonna pretend, I'd rather break right now than fake it till the end. So let the whispers start, let the walls cave in, I'm stepping out of shadows where the fakes begin. Year after year of holding back the tide, Nowhere left to run, and nowhere left to hide. Let the whole world watch me finally break the mold— I'm done with every single lie I ever had to hold. They tell me I can't make it, say I'll never find my way, While the ones who share my blood are hoping that I break today. The hardest truth to swallow is the poison in their smile, Knowing those who're closest watched me bleed out all this while. They never want to see me lift my head and find my peace, They'd rather watch me shatter so their own dark fears can cease. I see the truth they hid behind the love they claim to show, I'm walking out the door now, and I'm letting every lie go.