What do you see when you look at me?
Am I a leader or some frightened little girl?
Have I succeeded in making you believe it,
That everything is easy in my world?
I've grown myself around
This need to be the strong one,
But it's pulling me down,
And I can't make a sound...
'Cause I'm meant to be the fighter
Who never feels afraid,
But do you honestly believe that I'm that strong?
In control up on the surface,
But dig a little deeper,
You'll find inside I was crying all along.
So read between the lines,
Hear the words that I'm not saying,
Understand that underneath it all
I'm not invincible.
I'll push you away, no matter what you say,
When all I want is for you to stay right here.
Even though I pretend that I'll be alright in the end,
Will you stick with me and help me fight the fear?
Can't you see the faking,
Every confident facade?
Each smile that I put on
Is another chance that's gone...
'Cause I'm meant to be the fighter
Who never feels afraid,
But do you honestly believe that I'm that strong?
In control up on the surface,
But dig a little deeper,
You'll find inside I was crying all along.
So read between the lines,
Hear the words that I'm not saying,
Understand that underneath it all
I'm not invincible.
And I don't know how to fight back,
So I need you here beside me.
I'm sorry I can't say it out loud,
Maybe I'm too proud,
But maybe I just never learned how
To open up, embrace the fall,
So please read between these lines,
Hear the things that I can't tell you,
Understand that I can't take it all...
Yes, I'm meant to be the fighter
Who never feels afraid,
But do you honestly believe that I'm that strong?
In control up on the surface,
But dig a little deeper,
You'll find inside I was crying all along.
So read between the lines,
Hear the words that I'm not saying,
Understand that underneath it all
I'm not invincible.
