Echo

Getting older feels strange Rooms echo my name I thought love would stay Longer than it did Kitchen light at 2 a.m. Cold tile on my feet Waiting for a feeling That doesn’t reach me I didn’t know Silence could be this loud I’m more alone than I thought I was More than I ever could say I tell myself I’m strong enough But it fades Maybe I won’t break Maybe I won’t break I’m more alone than I let it show It’s heavier every day If I say that I’m doing fine Will it stay Mama feels far away Like a song I misplaced I reach into the dark Touch empty space Tears don’t fall anymore They just live in my chest Quiet like a secret I never confess I thought loneliness Was something dramatic Something loud (Something obvious) But it’s smaller than that Maybe I won’t break Maybe I won’t break It’s the way No one notices When you stop talking It’s the way You learn to say I’m fine Before anyone asks It’s not breaking (It’s bending quietly) And I didn’t know I was bending this much I’m more alone than I thought I was More than I ever could say I tell myself I’m strong enough But it fades I’m more alone than I let it show It’s heavier every day If I say that I’m doing fine Will it stay (If I keep saying I’m okay) Maybe I won’t break Maybe I won’t break