[Verse 1] I wake with the weight on my shoulders Whole world on my back, getting older They call me the strong one, the soldier But I feel every crack getting bolder Ice in my chest when I fly high Still gotta smile when the sky dies See the pain in a mum’s eyes Can’t tell her I’m tired, I just lie Press my jaw, keep it composed Truth in my ribs like a load I hold Every “save them” adds to the toll I’m made of steel, but the soul still folds [Pre-Chorus] And it don’t stop Every day, same drop Hear the cries, then I’m gone But the ache stays long I can lift a train Still can’t lift this pain When they need me more I’m the one they name [Chorus] I carry the sky I carry the sky Man can’t see what it costs me inside I carry the sky I carry the sky Still I stand when the whole thing bites [Verse 2] They want the cape, not the man in it Want the clean save, never the panic Want no shake in the hand when I catch it Never ask how I sleep when it’s savage Might look calm, but it’s all pressure Every second’s a loaded weather If I miss one call, they’ll remember If I save nine lives, they want ten more I been split between home and duty One side blood, one side scrutiny Can’t be a son, can’t be a lover Can’t be nobody when the block gets ugly And the nights get long in the glass towers I hear the grief in the dark hours Still I go, ‘cause they still shout But the man in the suit is running on fumes now [Pre-Chorus] And it don’t stop Every day, same drop Hear the cries, then I’m gone But the ache stays long I can lift a train Still can’t lift this pain When they need me more I’m the one they name [Chorus] I carry the sky I carry the sky Man can’t see what it costs me inside I carry the sky I carry the sky Still I stand when the whole thing bites [Bridge] Sometimes I want silence Just one hour, no sirens No eyes on the cape, no guidance Just me and the sky in hiding But the second I breathe Somebody’s calling for me So I turn that grief into speed And keep on wearing the sea [Final Chorus] I carry the sky I carry the sky Man can’t see what it costs me inside I carry the sky I carry the sky Still I stand when the whole thing bites I carry the sky I carry the sky Even heroes break if the burden’s too wide I carry the sky I carry the sky But I’m still here, still trying to fly
