There are things I keep hidden
In corners with no light
Questions I never mention
I bury them deep inside
Tell me who really sees
The cracks behind our laughter
Who understands the truth
We're hiding under smiles after
Who can judge
The secrets we carry
Who can guess
How heavy it gets to bury
Who could ever know
What's burning deep within
Beneath the surface
Of a child's quiet grin
There are words we never write
We swallow with the dawn
Dreams we hold too tight
That we grip until they're gone
Memories too heavy
Etched into our minds
I walk on unsteady
Through the storm through the signs
They say that pain fades
That forgetting is easy
But no one erases
The fire we keep quietly
Who can judge
The secrets we carry
Who can guess
How heavy it gets to bury
Who could ever know
What's burning deep within
Beneath the surface
Of a child's quiet grin
There are things I keep hidden
In corners with no light
But I'm still walking forward
And honestly that feels right