Through the Dark Anyway

Lyrics

Verse 1
They call me every broken word
Wear them like a second skin
Laughing at the way I walk
Like I asked to be this thin

Staring at the bathroom light
Trying not to meet my eyes
Counting all the little lies
I tell just to get by

Chorus
I’m done with life the way they write it
I’m done pretending I don’t bleed
But I keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
They throw their stones
I try to hide it
Inside it cuts
I barely speak
But I keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway

Verse 2
They twist my name into a joke
Echo down the hallway walls
Scroll and see their poison posts
Save them
Read them when I fall

Tie my hoodie like a shield
Hands buried in empty sleeves
If I disappear tonight
Would anyone even see

Chorus
I’m done with life the way they write it
I’m done pretending I don’t bleed
But I keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
They throw their stones
I try to hide it
Inside it cuts
I barely speak
But I keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway

Bridge
Maybe there’s a quiet place
Past this hallway
Past this ache
Where my name tastes like my own
And I’m not breaking all alone (oh)

Chorus
I’m done with life the way they write it
I’m done pretending I don’t bleed
But I keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
They call me broken
I’ll survive it
One more step on shaking feet
I’ll keep walking through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway
Through the dark anyway