Quiet Bruises

[Intro ] G Em C D [Verso 1] G You never hit me where the world could see Em Just words like knives dressed up as honesty C Every I'm sorry came with blame attached D Every promise felt like broken glass G I learned to whisper when I spoke my mind Em Leaarned love don't feel like walking on a land mine C Smile for pictures, cry behind the door D Convincing myself I deserved it somehow more [Refrão] G These quiet bruises Em Don't fade overnight C D They live in the way I flinch and raise voices and fights G You didn't break my bones, but you bent my soul D/F# Em Made me feel small just to feel in control C I'm done bleeding in silence. Done losing my truth D Love shouldn't hurt like the things you do C Yeah, I survived you D Now I'm choosing me G Even quiet bruises deserve to heal clean [Verso 2] G You caught in love when you locked me down D/F# Em Check my phone like a prison round C Told me who I could be, who I couldn't see D Turned my world into a room with no key G I wore your anger like it was my skin D/F# Em Felt guilty just for breathing in C But somewhere deep, a voice stayed alive D Saying, "this ain't love if you're just trying to survive" C You said no one else would ever stay D C That fear kept me froze, but not today [Refrão] G These quiet bruises Em Don't fade overnight C D They live in the way I flinch and raise voices and fights G You didn't break my bones, but you bent my soul Em Made me feel small just to feel in control C I'm done bleeding in silence. Done losing my truth D Love shouldn't hurt like the things you do C Yeah, I survived you D Now I'm choosing me Even quiet bruises deserve to heal clean Oh Instrumental/Solo G Em C D G Em C D Break G These quiet bruises Em Taught me who I am C C D Not broken, not worthless, I still staaaaand G I'm relearning love, relearning trust EM Rebuilding my heart from the dust you left behind us C I won't apologize for needing the truth D Or for walking away from the pain you choose C Yeah, I survived you D Now I'm finally freeeeeee Outro G Em C D G And these quiet bruises are healing in me