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1
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Intermediate πͺ
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Intro:
G Em C D
Verse:
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
Chorus:
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
Verse:
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
Chorus:
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]
G Em C D
G Em C D
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:
G Em C D G
And these quiet bruises are healing in me
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Song History
Published: February 1, 2026
Last Updated: February 1, 2026