Take My Pain Away
Lyrics:
I’m tired of saying, “I’m okay”
When I’m barely making it through the day
I’ve gotten so good at hiding the hurt
Sometimes I even fool myself
But tonight
I don’t wanna hide it anymore
Nobody knows how hard I try
To hold myself together every night
I laugh, I smile, I play my part
Then go home alone with a heavy heart
There are things I wish I could forget
Words I still hear inside my head
People I loved, things I’ve lost
Pieces of me that pain has cost
And I know they say that time will heal
But they don’t know how this really feels
I don’t need someone to tell me I’m strong
I’ve been strong for way too long
I just need somewhere safe to fall
Somewhere I don’t have to hide it all
Take my pain away
Please take my pain away
I’m so tired of carrying
Things I cannot change
Take my pain away
Even just for one more day
I don’t wanna fake another smile
And tell everybody I’m okay
I just wanna breathe
Without this weight inside of me
Take my pain away
Some mornings I don’t recognize
The person looking through my eyes
I wonder where the old me went
Before my heart learned what heartbreak meant
I miss the way I used to feel
Before surviving became so real
Before I questioned everything
Before the nights I couldn’t sleep
I keep telling myself, “Just make it through”
But some days, that’s the hardest thing to do
I know somebody has felt this too
Smiling while they’re breaking in two
Showing up when they wanna disappear
Holding back another year of tears
So tonight, I’m letting mine fall
Maybe I don’t have to hide them at all
Take my pain away
Please take my pain away
I’ve been carrying this hurt
For more days than I can say
Take my pain away
Even just for one more day
I’m tired of being everyone’s strength
When inside I don’t feel okay
I just wanna breathe
Without this weight inside of me
Take my pain away
Take the nights I cried alone
Take the hurt I’ve never shown
Take the words I can’t forget
Take the things I still regret
Take the love that didn’t stay
Take the dreams that slipped away
Take the guilt I made my own
Take the fear of being alone
I know you can’t erase my past
I know some wounds were made to last
But if I can’t forget the pain...
Teach me how to live again
Take my pain away
Please take my pain away
I’m not asking for a perfect life
I just want one peaceful day
Take my pain away
Or help me carry it today
Because I’m tired...
God, I’m tired...
But I’m still here anyway
Take my pain away
Take my pain away
I’ve spent so long pretending
That I’m always gonna be okay
Take my pain away
Let me finally feel some change
Let me look into the mirror
Without seeing everything that broke me
Let me breathe again
Let me believe again
Let me feel like maybe
This is not where my story ends
Take my pain away
Or give me strength
To make it through today
Maybe healing doesn’t mean
I never hurt again
Maybe healing means
The hurt doesn’t own me anymore
So tonight
I’ll stop pretending I’m okay
I’m still hurting
But I’m still here
