Even Strong Men Break

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[Intro – Clean electric guitar, quiet, almost spoken]

They told me boys don't cry

So I learned to hide the rain

Built a smile out of broken pieces

And called it being brave

[Verse 1 – Driving pop-punk rhythm]

Alarm goes off, another day

Put on the face, pretend I'm okay

Bills on the table, weight on my chest

Everybody needs me at my best

I'm the strong one, I'm the rock

The guy who never gets to stop

But lately I've been losing sleep

Fighting battles nobody sees

[Pre-Chorus – Drums build, vocals becoming desperate]

And I've been praying through the silence

Screaming where nobody hears

If faith is supposed to make me fearless

Why am I drowning in these tears?

[Chorus – Explosive, anthemic, gang vocals]

**IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY!**

You don't have to hide the hurt away

Even strong men bend, even brave hearts break

And God still loves you on your darkest day

You don't have to carry it alone

You don't have to turn your heart to stone

Let the walls come down, let somebody in

**You're still a man when you're struggling!**

Whoa-oh-oh!

You're not alone!

Whoa-oh-oh!

You don't have to be made of stone!

[Verse 2 – Punchy, energetic]

Sunday morning, front row seat

Shaking hands with tired feet

"How you doing?" "Yeah, I'm fine"

Same old answer, same old lie

I've got a Bible by my bed

But there's a war inside my head

And I thought that doubt meant faith was gone

Till I found out grace was holding on

[Pre-Chorus – Harmonies enter]

'Cause David cried out in the darkness

And Peter fell down on his knees

Even Jesus wept in sorrow

So why can't there be tears in me?

[Chorus – Full band, layered vocals]

**IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY!**

You don't have to hide the hurt away

Even strong men bend, even brave hearts break

And God still loves you on your darkest day

You don't have to carry it alone

You don't have to turn your heart to stone

Let the walls come down, let somebody in

**You're still a man when you're struggling!**

Whoa-oh-oh!

You're not alone!

Whoa-oh-oh!

You don't have to be made of stone!

[Bridge – Instruments drop to a clean guitar, intimate vocal]

To the father who's barely holding on

To the brother who thinks his hope is gone

To the husband who cries when the lights go out

To the man who's afraid to say it out loud

You are more than the money you make

More than the burdens you carry each day

You don't have to prove what you're worth

To the God who loved you first

[Breakdown – Half-time drums, shouted with conviction]

**JESUS WEPT!**

And He was never weak!

**JESUS BLED!**

For the broken like me!

So call that friend!

Say you're not alright!

There's no shame in asking

For a hand tonight!

[Final Chorus – Huge, uplifting, octave harmonies, gang vocals]

**IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY!**

You don't have to hide the hurt away

Even strong men bend, even brave hearts break

And God still loves you on your darkest day!

You don't have to carry it alone!

You don't have to turn your heart to stone!

Let the walls come down, let somebody in

**YOU'RE STILL A MAN WHEN YOU'RE STRUGGLING!**

Whoa-oh-oh!

You're not alone!

Whoa-oh-oh!

You're already loved, you're already known!

[Outro – Instruments fade, one emotional vocal]

They told me boys don't cry

But my Father knows my name

And if Jesus wasn't scared of tears

I don't have to be ashamed

[Final whispered line]

"Brother... it's okay not to be okay."