you think that you are strong
but i see right through you
your heart is a glass shell
hollow and empty, a ghost in hell
you wear your coldness like a badge
but an emotional fool is what you are
because you think that you are strong
when really you are not

you think that you are brave
but you can’t face your mistakes
excuses and weak justifications
you run and you push it all away
you try to point the finger at me
but it’s you who is in the wrong
because you think that you are brave
when really you are not

it’s all you’ve ever known
you think it’s just who you are
but it’s a lie you tell yourself
when emotions get too high
when you are overwhelmed
these are lies you tell yourself
you think that you are strong
but i know that you are not

you won’t look me in the eyes
but behind a screen you see it all
it’s easier that way
when you don’t have to respond
i faced my fears, i let down my walls
that’s the difference between us two
you think that you are brave
but i know that you are not

still i care for you
and i wonder how you do
i know you care for me
even if you disagree
because i see right through you
and my introspect is deep
you think you are the strong one
but the strong one has been me.

swimming with polar bears, you froze
i couldn’t warm your heart enough
but my sun melted your wings
still you think you are so tough
then you sank into the trenches
and gave in to your defenses
because i called you out
and now you see what i’m about

it feels good to cry
it feels good to feel
my heart poured out
through the streaming of my tears
i have no regrets
though disillusioned, i will heal
you had no right to tell me
how it is that i should feel

it’s what you wanted from me
when i met you in the fall
but december was too long
so the winter took it all
who knows what will happen in the spring
or what the summertime will bring
but i’ll always keep this lesson
the strongest one is me