[Verse 1]

I got good at playing bulletproof

You know I wore it like a tailored suit

Took the hits, rolled through the fall

Never let ’em see me bruise

 

Thirty years of landing hard

Smiling through the broken parts

Built a life on being strong

But nobody asked how I was

 

I could jump from burning cars

But I’d freeze when it came to my heart

 

[Pre-Chorus]

I thought if I let you see the cracks

You’d start packing up your bags

So I kept it locked inside

 

But I’m tired of hiding

 

[Chorus]

I’m vulnerable

Yeah, I’m finally letting it show

The nights I felt invisible

The weight I carried alone

 

If my voice shakes a little

When I say I need you close

That’s not weakness

That’s just healing taking hold

 

I’m vulnerable

And I’m not breaking

I’m opening

 

[Verse 2]

I’ve been the man with the answers

The fixer, the steady hand

But sometimes I’m just a little boy

Still trying to understand

 

Why love feels like it disappears

Why silence sounds like fear

Why I keep bracing for goodbye

Even when you’re still right here

 

I’ve survived some heavy things

But surviving’s different than being seen

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And maybe the bravest move

Is telling the honest truth

Before it slips away

 

[Chorus]

I’m vulnerable

Yeah, I’m finally letting it show

The scars beneath the confidence

The doubts I never told

 

If my hands tremble reaching

If my walls fall slow

That’s not weakness

That’s the strongest I’ve ever known

 

I’m vulnerable

And I’m still standing

 

[Bridge]

I don’t need to be untouchable

I don’t need to win every fight

Maybe strength is just saying

“I’m not okay tonight”

 

Maybe power is trusting

You won’t walk out the door

When you see the unguarded version

I’ve been hiding before

 

[Final Chorus]

I’m vulnerable

And it feels like coming home

Like setting down the armor

I’ve been carrying too long

 

If you see the tears fall

It’s not something’s wrong

It’s years of holding back

Finally moving on

 

I’m vulnerable

And that’s where I’m strong

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© 2026 Thomas Bruggemann, Heartfelt Lyrics