“I’m With You”

I’m with you, I’m still here Through the silence, through the fear I’m with you, don’t fade away You don’t have to be strong today She knows how to hold you, keep you warm Talk the fear right out of every storm But when she’s the one who wants to scream She’s left alone with silent walls and dreams She’ll type, “I’m having a hard time tonight,” Then erase the words before they see the light Everyone is tired, everyone has weight And she can’t find the words to name her pain To everybody, she makes it look so easy She never breaks down, she never lets it show But strength can be a lonely kind of prison And hearts turn cold when they hold it all alone Everybody thinks she’s strong, she’s fine A smile keeps every question out of sight But it can be so hard for the one Who became the light, the shelter for everyone She holds the sky above somebody’s world Hides all her weariness behind a quiet smile And all she wants is someone saying “I’m with you,” To stop being strong and just be loved awhile I’m with you, I’m still here Through the silence, through the fear I’m with you, don’t fade away You don’t have to be strong today With you... with you I’m still here... still here They tell her, “You’re the light, you make us breathe You bring back hope to hearts that used to freeze.” She smiles and takes a careful breath again So no one sees the war beneath her skin She wants to leave that role outside the door Let go of all the weight she’s carried before But then she puts herself back on the road Still believing in the dreams that others hold She never learned to call somebody near She keeps her fragile hurt where no one goes But even strong hearts have the right to weary To cry into the night and still be who they are Everybody thinks she’s strong, she’s fine A smile keeps every question out of sight But it can be so hard for the one Who became the light, the shelter for everyone She holds the sky above somebody’s world Hides all her weariness behind a quiet smile And all she wants is someone saying “I’m with you,” To stop being strong and just be loved awhile I’m with you, I’m still here Through the silence, through the fear I’m with you, don’t fade away You don’t have to be strong today Just notice how her tired eyes still shine Behind that bright smile, autumn hides inside Don’t ask her why, don’t make her explain Just stay beside her when she calls your name Take that heavy armor from her shoulders Don’t ask her to be fearless one more time Sometimes a silent, loving pair of arms Can heal much deeper than a thousand lines I’m with you I’m still here Don’t fade away You don’t have to be strong today Everybody thinks she’s strong, she’s fine But her heart is tired of holding up the sky And all she needs to hear one more time is “I’m here. You don’t have to fight tonight.” She holds the sky above somebody’s world But she needs tenderness and strength as well She wants to hear somebody say “I’m with you,” To lay her armor down and just be loved herself I’m with you, I’m still here Through the silence, through the fear I’m with you, don’t fade away You don’t have to be strong today I’m with you I’m still here (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ah-ah-ah) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ah-ah-ah)