I See You - A Hardship Country Song

Lyrics:


It's been a long and difficult road to get here and for that alone you should be proud of yourself.

It's ok.

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[Verse I]

You learned to breathe in quiet places,
Where love was thin and mercy rare,
You wore your pain like a second skin,
Taught yourself not to care,
They took the parts that served them best,
And Left the rest to rust and fade,
You thought your worth was borrowed time,
A debt you had to pay.

[Pre-Chorus]
Every mirror told you lies,
Every silence took its turn,
You thought you earned the fire,
For every bridge that burned,

[Chorus]
But you are loved — not for a moment,
A fleeting second, or a passing breeze,
Not for what you gave or give away,
You are loved in all the ways,
That the world refused to say...

I see you when you’re breaking,
When you smile just to survive,
You were never meant for throwing out,
You were meant to be alive.
I see you...

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[Verse II]
They said you were, too much, too little,
Too loud, too soft, too wrong somehow.
You tried to fold yourself smaller Just to be allowed to breathe,
You carried guilt that wasn’t yours,
Wore shame you didn’t need,
Called cruelty a consequence,
And called the pain ...a lesson learned.

It's not your fault...

[Pre-Chorus]
You stayed when it was easier,
To disappear into the night,
Not because you were afraid,
But because...
It's what you thought, you deserved...

[Chorus]
You are loved —
Not if you’re useful, not if you’re strong,
You are loved for how you tremble,
And how you carry on,
I see you in the daylight,
When the sun hits your eyes just right,
Nothing that broke you made you weak,
It proved how hard you had to fight,

I see you...

[Bridge]
None of it was your fault,
Not the hunger, not the fear,
Not the hands that didn’t hold you...
When you needed them near.
You are not the names they gave you,
You are not the harm they dealt you,
You are every breath you took,
When you thought you couldn’t cope,
And if you ever felt invisible
Like the world forgot your name
I am standing in that silence
Taking on that pain.

[Final Chorus]
You are loved — completely, deeply,
In the ways you never were,
You are loved when you feel useless,
When your hands and heart still hurt,
I see you as you truly are,
Not the scars, not the past,
You are wanted, you are needed
The weight you carry need not be yours alone...
And this light in you will last.

I see you...

[Outro]
So stay....
Even when the night feels endless,
Stay....
You were never meant to fade away,
You are seen,
You are wanted,
You are loved,

You are worth it.