Burning Quiet

Nobody taught me how to fall Apart So I taught myself to look put together I Turned my breaking into a performance Good enough to Fool the room, if not forever A flame gives Light and never asks for credit It just keeps Burning till there's nothing left I learned to shine the same way it does Quietly and slightly out of breath Call it strength if you want to I call it burning quiet Giving light while no One's watching What it costs to buy it I wear the Calm So well Even I believe the lie I tell Maybe I don't have to prove I'm fine Maybe Some days I can just be tired The mirror's Seen a version they don't know And never once required They call me strong, And I just nod along It's easier than telling Them the truth That "strong" was just a role I got good at Somewhere between the pain and Being proof Call it strength if you want to I call it burning quiet Giving light while no One's watching What it costs to buy it I wear the Calm so well Even I believe the lie I tell Call it strength if you want to I Call it burning quiet Giving light while no One's watching What it costs to buy it I wear the Calm so well Maybe tonight I will