[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] I haul a thousand shattered stories on my back A thousand more dreams that cracked before they stacked My chest caves in to the voice that screams "you're less" So I grind my bones just to pass some unmarked test [Chorus] I hold my chin up, paint a smile on my tired face Tell myself I've earned every scar, every empty space But the weight won't break, won't bend, won't let me rest A thousand broken wishes still stuck in my chest [Verse 2] I count the miles I've run just to stay in place Polish every flaw till my fingers bleed and ache I stitch my pride back tight with frayed and threadbare strings But the quiet doubt still hums beneath the noise I sing [Chorus] I hold my chin up, paint a smile on my tired face Tell myself I've earned every scar, every empty space But the weight won't break, won't bend, won't let me rest A thousand broken wishes still stuck in my chest [Bridge] I trace the cracks where the light still seeps through Maybe the weight's not a curse, just a map to the truth That the stories I carry, the dreams that got torn Are the proof I kept going when the world said I was worn [Chorus] I hold my chin up, let the cracks become my grace I don't need to be perfect, just the one who didn't break The weight still sits heavy, but I finally get the test These thousand broken wishes are just my unwritten best [Outro] (Instrumental Solo)