Tiptoe Tension

Yeah

I learned to stay quiet just

to keep the peace Every room

felt heavy like it wouldn’t let

me breathe Tiptoed through the tension,

never knew what I’d say One

wrong word and everything would flip

the wrong way Smiles on the

surface, but I’m breaking underneath Holding

all the pressure like it’s stitched

into my teeth Thought that’s how

it’s meant to be,

family’s supposed to stay But I

felt more like a stranger every

single day And I kept telling

myself it would change one day

But it never really changed,

it just stayed the same way

I was stuck in the noise,

I was lost in the fire

In a house that kept pulling

me under the wire And I

tried and I tried,

but I couldn’t belong Now I

see I was right just to

move myself on Yeah,

it hurts when I think about

the way that it was But

I breathe a little better when

I’m out of the love That

was tearing me down more than

lifting me up

Now I’m finally enough

Late nights,

replaying every argument Trying to find

a reason why it all even

went Was it me?

Was I wrong?

Did I cause all the pain?

Or was I just caught in

a cycle of blame?

Love shouldn’t feel like walking on

glass every day But I didn’t

know different,

so I stayed anyway Kept it

all inside like it was safer

that way Till I realized silence

was the price I would pay

And I didn’t see a way

out, I just saw the end

Till I chose myself instead of

trying to bend

I stepped out of the chaos,

left it all behind Yeah,

it still cuts deep,

but it cleared up my mind

No more waiting on storms when

I hear footsteps close Now I

sleep without fear of what tomorrow

might hold It’s not perfect,

but it’s better than the life

I escaped And I’m learning what

it means when you finally break

free from the weight

Funny how the silence can feel

so loud But I’m not looking

back, I don’t need that now

I survived what I thought I’d

never get through Now I’m breathing

different air, I’m becoming new I

was trapped in the dark,

but I found my way Now

the pain doesn’t own me like

it did back then Still got

scars, but they’re fading with time

And for once in my life,

I’m truly alright

I’m truly alright

I’m truly alright

I’m truly alright