I’VE HAD
ENOUGH.

Sometimes a man gets tired
not because he is weak,
but because he has been strong
for too many people
for too long.

I have been the open doorway
I have been the midnight call
I have held up other people
While I quietly learned to fall

I have carried heavy stories
That were never mine to own
But when my own hands started shaking
I was standing there alone

And I kept saying, I can take it
I kept saying, I’ll be fine
But there’s a fire inside a person
That can burn out over time

I’ve had enough
Enough of standing in the rain
Enough of giving all my shelter
And receiving back the pain

I’ve had enough
Enough of bleeding with a smile
If I disappear tomorrow
Will the world go quiet for a while?

I have answered every message
I have crossed every dark road
I have helped them lift their burdens
Then went home beneath my own

I have been there for the broken
For the angry and the lost
But no one ever asked me gently
What my kindness ever cost

So don’t tell me I am distant
Don’t ask where my old light went
You were warming by my fire
While I never saw it spent

I’ve had enough
Enough of standing in the rain
Enough of giving all my shelter
And receiving back the pain

I’ve had enough
Enough of bleeding with a smile
If I disappear tomorrow
Will the world go quiet for a while?

Maybe I will stop replying
Maybe I will close the door
Maybe I will leave the table
I kept setting up for more

Maybe when my chair is empty
Maybe when my voice is gone
You will finally hear the silence
I was screaming all along

I’ve had enough!
I’ve had enough!
I gave too much
And lost too much

I’ve had enough
Enough of standing in the rain
Enough of being everybody’s shelter
While I’m drowning in my pain

I’ve had enough
Enough of breaking into parts
If I disappear tomorrow
Will it finally touch your hearts?

I’m not leaving out of hatred
I’m not closing out of pride
I just need to find the pieces
Of the man I kept inside

I’ve had enough
But I’m still breathing
I’ve had enough
So I’m stepping back tonight