If I fall

Verse 1

You spoke like you knew me
Like you’d been inside my head
Like every word you said was honest
Not something left unsaid
You smiled when you cut me down
Said it was for my good
I held it in, I took the blame
Like I always would

Pre-Chorus

You never saw the nights
I was just trying to breathe

Chorus

If I fall, I get back up quietly
If I bleed, I don’t let it show
I don’t shout, I don’t give you that
I just learn how to grow
You wanted power, I wanted truth
You wanted fear, I wanted proof
I don’t become what you made of me
I get stronger than that

Verse 2

You lived off doubt like it kept you warm
Picked at the cracks just to feel in control
You called me weak, but I see it now
You only fight what you can’t let go
I carried things you wouldn’t face
Held your weight, learned my place
Turned all the damage into restraint
And walked away

Pre-Chorus

You tried to make me disappear
But I’m still standing here

Chorus

If I fall, I get back up quietly
If I bleed, I don’t let it show
I don’t shout, I don’t give you that
I just learn how to grow
You wanted power, I wanted truth
You wanted fear, I wanted proof
I don’t become what you made of me
I get stronger than that
Bridge (spoken / half-sung)
I won’t wear your name on my skin
I won’t carry the shame you’re in
You never learned what I did
That strength doesn’t need to win

Final Chorus

If I fall, I get back up quietly
If I bleed, I don’t let it show
I don’t shout, I don’t give you that
I just learn how to grow
You tried to tell me who I was
From the echo of your doubt
But I outgrew the noise you made
And walked it out
Yeah, I get stronger than that

Outro

I don’t break, I don’t fall apart
I’m more than the words you left on my heart

Songwriting Style, Confessional, first-person storytelling,male