A woman hides deep pain behind silence and controlled breathing.
She smiles to survive, locking emotions where no one can see.
Cracks grow inside as routine masks an inner storm.
Fear of a fragile voice keeps her quiet, scarred, yet aware.
[Chorus]
I internalized the pain,
like a woman with no voice,
I breathed in deep —
so nothing would slip away by choice.
I smiled,
so I wouldn’t fall inside…
With feelings locked and chained,
we always feel scarred inside.
[Verse 1]
Deep within me,
I imprisoned my emotions tight,
so close… so close…
to my bones in the night,
so I wouldn’t break down and cry,
I held on hard — so no one could hear,
but inside, the cracks had already split clear.
[Verse 2]
I learned to turn my feelings inward, deep inside,
so no one would see the expressions…
on my face outside.
My heart would tighten each time I breathed,
the pain grew stronger — it covered my name, my creed.
[Chorus]
I internalized the pain like a woman with no voice,
I breathed in deep — so nothing would escape by choice…
I smiled,
so I wouldn’t fall inside,
with feelings locked away,
we always feel scarred inside…
[Verse 3]
I rehearsed my reactions,
like an actress on a stage,
I smiled while my breath went silent…
trapped in a cage.
Only my eyes almost gave the truth away,
so I turned my gaze aside —
so they wouldn’t see the part that decayed.
[Verse 4]
For years,
I wrapped the fracture tight,
with a bandage made of routine…
I lived between walls,
while a storm tore through me unseen.
I wanted to scream —
but I stayed quiet by the wall,
afraid to discover my voice was fragile after all.
[Chorus]
I internalized the pain like a woman with no voice,
I breathed in deep — so nothing would escape by choice…
I smiled,
so I wouldn’t fall inside,
we always feel scarred,
with feelings locked inside.
