Quiet Bruises

[Intro ]
G   Em   C   D 

 
           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 
 

 
             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 
 

 
               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 
 

 
             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 
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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 
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And these quiet bruises are healing in me