Lyric

I don’t need armor

I don’t need to hide

I been holding my breath

Just to look alright

I don’t need armor

I don’t need that skin

If it breaks a little

I’ll still stand in it

I been tough in the wrong ways

Silent when I should say

That I’m tired of pretending

Every night feels the same

I been smiling through weight

I don’t talk about

Kept it cool so long

I forgot how to let it out

They say “stay sharp, don’t fold”

Like feeling less makes you weak

But my chest been tight for years

From carrying what I don’t speak

I don’t need another layer

Between my heart and the truth

If it hurts when I say it

That’s how I know it’s real too

I don’t need armor

I don’t need to hide

I been holding my breath

Just to look alright

I don’t need armor

I don’t need that skin

If it breaks a little

I’ll still stand in it

I been praised for control

For not letting it show

But nobody asked

What it cost me though

I don’t want to be strong

If it means I’m numb

I don’t want to survive

I want to feel where I’m from

I don’t flinch when it’s quiet

I don’t rush when I’m seen

If I open my hands now

That don’t mean I’m clean

I don’t guard every word

I don’t brace for the fall

If I trip in the open

That’s still me standing tall

I been wearing protection

From feelings I knew

But love don’t reach armor

It slips straight through

Maybe soft is a signal

Not a flaw, not a threat

Maybe healing don’t look like

What we all been fed

If I feel it hit deeper

I won’t run this time

I don’t need to be bulletproof

Just alive

I don’t need armor

I don’t need to hide

I been holding my breath

Just to look alright

I don’t need armor

I don’t need that skin

If it breaks a little

I’ll still stand in it

I don’t need armor

I don’t need armor

I’m still here