Quiet Bruises
Recorded by Whiskey Circuit Studios
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(G) / / / |(Em) / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / /

(Verse)
You never (G)hit me where the world could see
Just words like (Em)knives dressed up as honesty
Every I'm (C)sorry came with blame attached
Every (D)promise felt like broken glass
I learned to (G)whisper when I spoke my mind
Leaarned love don't (Em)feel like walking on a land mine
Smile for (C)pictures, cry behind the door
Convincing my-(D)self I deserved it somehow more (G) / /

(Chorus)
These quiet (G)bruises don't fade overnight (Em)
They live in the (C)way I flinch and raise voices and fights (D)
You didn't break my (G)bones, but you bent my soul
Made (D/F#)me feel (Em)small just to feel in control
I'm done bleeding in (C)silence. Done losing my truth
Love shouldn't (D)hurt like the things you do
Yeah, I sur-(C)vived you
Now I'm choosing me (D)
Even quiet bruises deserve to heal (G)clean

(Verse)
You caught in (G)love when you locked me down
(D/F#)Check my (Em)phone like a prison round
Told me who (C)I could be, who I couldn't see
Turned my (D)world into a room with no key
I wore your (G)anger like it was my skin
(D/F#) Felt (Em)guilty just for breathing in
(D) But (C)somewhere deep, a voice stayed alive
Saying, �g(D)this ain't love if you're just trying to survive"
You said (C)no one else would ever stay
That (D)fear kept me froze, but not today (C)

(Chorus)
These quiet (G)bruises don't fade overnight (Em)
They live in the (C)way I flinch and raise voices and fights (D)
You didn't break my bones, (G) but you bent my soul
Made me feel (Em)small just to feel in control
I'm done bleeding in (C)silence. Done losing my truth
Love shouldn't (D)hurt like the things you do
Yeah, I sur-(C)vived you
Now I'm choosing me, (D) even quiet bruises deserve to heal clean, oh

(Instrumental)
|(G) / / / |(Em) / / / |(C) / / / |(D) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(Em) / / / |(C) / / / |(D) /

(Break)
These quiet (G)bruises taught me who I (Em)am
Not broken, not (C)worthless, I still stand (D)
I'm relearning (G)love, relearning trust
Rebuilding my (Em)heart from the dust you left behind us
I won't a-(C)pologize for needing the truth
Or for walking a-(D)way from the pain you choose
Yeah, I sur-(C)vived you, now I'm finally (D)free / / / (D) - - -

(Outro.)
And these quiet bruises are healing in (G) me (Em) (C) (D) - - - (G) - - - - -