Verse 1

Verse 1 They tell me I feel too deep, Like it’s something I should fix Every tear gets diagnosed Every ache gets turned to “this” I hear “don’t take it personal” Like my heart forgot the rules Like emotions are a flaw You outgrow in someone else’s school Pre-Chorus So I fold myself smaller Learn to swallow what I mean Smile while I’m breaking So I don’t make a scene Chorus I’m drowning in quiet permission To feel, but not too much They say “breathe through it, let it go” Like pain responds to touch Why does honesty sound like weakness When it comes out of my chest? I’m not broken for feeling I’m just tired of being told it’s excess Verse 2 They say “you’re overreacting” Like my heart’s a faulty wire Every feeling gets a label Every fire gets called a fire hazard I start to doubt my own pulse Wonder if I’m wrong to ache When did needing understanding Turn into a mistake? Pre-Chorus So I numb it with reason Call my instincts a lie Convince myself silence Is easier than why Chorus I’m drowning in quiet permission To feel, but not too much They say “you’re safe, you’re fine” While pulling back their touch Why does truth need softening To be allowed to stay? I’m not too much for feeling I’m just feeling anyway Rap / Spoken Verse (soft, slow) They say feelings are habits Something you train away Count to ten, be rational Don’t let it ruin your day But you don’t outgrow a heartbeat You don’t logic grief You don’t meditate away The need to be believed I’m not asking to be saved I’m not asking for repair I just want my pain To be allowed to sit there Stop telling me to heal When I haven’t been heard Stop correcting my feelings Like they’re poorly chosen words Bridge If I let it all in Will there be room to breathe? If I stop apologizing Will you still stay with me? Final Chorus I’m done shrinking my feelings To fit someone else’s calm Done turning my heart Into a self-help psalm I don’t need to be lighter To deserve being held I don’t need to be fixed To be allowed to feel Outro So let me feel it fully Let it pass when it’s ready I was never too much I was just never met halfway