Exhale

Inside the dragon's den again
Hot metal and rusty fear
It's getting harder to imagine when
We were anywhere but here
Anywhere but here

Our smoky life inside this cave
It's a hazy kind of home
Together almost every day
But we're still alone
We're still so alone

It's hard to trust in anything
When you're struggling to breath
But when it's all you've ever known
You're not sure you want to leave
So we stay at home
Choked until we're grown
Our battles are our own
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Alone
Take a breath of fresh air and hold it
Count the seconds, just ten more years
Walk away and never look back at the pain or what it made
Hold that breath, close your eyes, and the memories will fade
Isn't it worth it just to feel nothing anymore?
Isn't it worth it to forever close that door?

Out of the darkness and into the light
Even though it's a blinding sort of fight or flight
You can make it through just pretend it's all alright
You can see this through just pretend you're alright

With a smile on your face, don't think too hard
If they hurt you, just lower that bar
Isn't it worth it just to feel nothing anymore?
Isn't it worth it to forever close that door?
Isn't it worth it to let go of who you were?
Isn't' it?

Sometimes it's way too much
And I'm so scared that I'll break
But there's a spark of strength in that familiar ache

The only way out is through the fear
The only way to heal is to return to those years

So now I feel it all
Now I listen and I fight
Though it isn't easy to realize that none of it was right

I stand still, exhale, and know
I was never truly broken, and I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone

We're not alone