They see your smile, but miss the weight
The storm you carry when it’s late
They talk like they’ve been close for years
But never saw you fight your fears
You laugh like it don’t touch your soul
They never ask what makes you whole
But I’ve been there through quiet nights
I’ve held your truth in softer light
They only know the version shown
But I’ve heard you when you’re all alone
They don’t know you like I do
Don’t feel the fire you’re hiding through
Don’t hear the silence that you sing
Or what you lose when you still win
They don’t see the light you dim
To make the world fit in
They don’t know you like I do…
But I do
They call you strong, and sure, and kind
But miss the cracks you keep behind
You hold the world with steady hands
While barely finding where you stand
I’ve seen you break and still not fall
You whisper truths you don’t recall
You shine so others never fade
But who’s there when you’re afraid?
They praise the calm, they miss the tide
But I’ve been right there by your side
They don’t know you like I do
Don’t see the shades you’re walking through
Don’t hear the dreams you say too low
Or the heart you never show
They don’t trace the quiet scars
That made you who you are
They don’t know you like I do…
But I do
You don’t have to say a word
I already heard
The part of you the world won’t touch
But I… I’ve felt that much
They don’t know you like I do
Don’t know the roads you’ve made it through
Don’t feel the weight behind your grace
Or the storms you still embrace
They don’t love the silent you
But I’ve always loved that too
They don’t know you like I do…
But I do
Yeah, I do…
I do.