I'm a Big Girl

Mm…

They say I’m strong…

But they don’t know why.

People say “you’re strong,” like it’s a gift,

Like I woke up wanting all of this.

But strength was something I had to learn

When every bridge began to burn.

No one there to hold my hand,

So I had to learn to stand.

They say “look how far you’ve come, girl” —

But they don’t know the cost, girl.

Every night I told myself

There was no one else.

If I didn’t face the world,

Who would save this girl?

Carrying storms inside my chest,

Learning how to never rest.

Every tear I had to hide,

Every door I closed inside.

Holding up this heavy world…

’Cause… I’m a big girl.

Even when my hands still shake,

Even when my heart might break…

I keep standing in this world…

’Cause… I’m a big girl.

I learned silence, learned control,

How to carry every role.

Smiling like it doesn’t hurt,

Even when it’s getting worse.

People cheer the way I rise,

They don’t see the tired eyes.

Growing up before your time

Leaves a shadow in the shine.

Every fall I faced alone, (mm…)

Built a heart of stone. (yeah…)

If I didn’t face the world, (who would?)

Who would save this girl? (save me…)

Balancing the weight I hold, (oh…)

Trying not to lose my soul. (don’t lose it)

Every night I push ahead, (keep going…)

Even when I’m full of dread. (mm…)

Holding up this fragile world… (this world…)

’Cause… I’m a big girl. (yeah…)

Even when the night feels long, (so long…)

Even when I don’t feel strong… (not strong…)

Still I’m standing in this world… (standing…)

’Cause… I’m a big girl. (I guess I am…)

Maybe one day I’ll rest my heart, (someday…)

Lay this armor down in the dark. (let it fall…)

Maybe one day I’ll finally be

Just a girl… not what they need. (just me…)

Ohhhhhh woahhhhh ahhhhh

Standing through the rising storms, (oh…)

Living through the shifting norms.

Even when it breaks my world, (don’t break…)

Even when my hope is curled… (mm…)

Still I carry all this world… (all of it…)

’Cause… I’m a big girl. (yeah…)

Yeahhhhh Ohhhhhh woahhhhh

No one there to catch my fall… (no one…)

No one there to hear my call… (hear me…)

So I’m standing in this world… (still standing…)

’Cause… I’m a big girl… (a big girl…)

Yeah…

I’m a big girl. (mm…)