When my world was crumbling

I smile when I was dying inside, learned Young how to quietly hide They said I was too much to feel, but The pain I wore was always real An anxious heart with nowhere to run A war within, never undone And every time I cried for air, you looked Right through me - never there My world was crumbling, you didn't care To see You just stomped harder and dragged me Underneath Blamed me for the ache that never Had a name Left me drowning in my silent shame Tried to tell you how I felt, you laughed and Said I'd made it up myself You called it drama, said I was weak When all I ever needed was to speak You said love should make me tough But I was bleeding, that was enough A child too broken to believe, still learning How to quietly grieve My world was crumbling, you didn't care To see You just stomped harder and dragged me Underneath Blamed me for the ache that never Had a name Left me drowning in my silent shame I screamed in silence every night, but you Turned off the light You said it's my fault I was sad, that I was Selfish, weak or bad Your heart so hollow and cold, you never Meant to love the daughter you brought Into this world Questions never answered, just locked Away, because you don't want to face The reality of my childhood days My world was crumbling, you watched me Bleed, begging for mercy with every plea Why can't you admit that I was just a mistake? You could've saved me the pain the day you Wanted to take my life away But I'm still breathing through the darkest Weight When my world was crumbling I lost the battle throughout My youth but rose from the ashes Stronger than you.