not really alright

you would barely recognize me

if i really let you in

there's an emptiness inside me

that swallows everything

in the space beneath my skin

i'm a storm without a rainbow

i'm a picture with no frame

i can tell myself to let go

and push it all away

but my prison is my pain

no i'm not really alright

i know i told you that i am

but it was just a lie

no i'm not really alright

the heaviness i'm holding

is getting hard to justify

no i'm not really alright

no i'm not really alright

so why do i say i am?

why do i say i am?

i'm afraid to talk to strangers

they can see through my disguise

even family friends and neighbors

that i have known for years

have begun to recognize

no i'm not really alright

i know i told you that i am

but it was just a lie

no i'm not really alright

the heaviness i'm holding

is getting hard to justify

no i'm not really alright

no i'm not really alright

so why do i say i am?

why do i say i am?

no i'm not really alright

i know i told you that i am

but it was just a lie

no i'm not really alright

the heaviness i'm holding

is getting hard to justify

no i'm not really alright

no i'm not really alright

so why do i say i am?

why do i say i am?

why do i say i am?

why do i say i am?