China Doll

And through the darkest hours
I stayed strong
I was the person that everyone leaned on
On the outside I was solid 
But inside I was breaking 
But I couldn't show it
Because if I fell
The cracks would start showing

inside I felt like a china doll on the edge of a shelf 
so close to falling off and smashing into thousands

a part of me wanted to fall and break
I was tired of holding up the rest of the world with my weak little arms

i am strong
i am strong
I'd tell myself everyday
but it’s hard to convince yourself something you know ain’t true 

i started to feel all alone
the people who i stayed strong for up and left

but then new people came in
and took some of the weight of for me 
i started to feel like me
no longer did I wish I could fall and break 
Because finally I was where I wanted to be