(Verse 1) I’ve watched them fade like dying stars One by one, they drift too far They leave behind their echoes here And I pretend I cannot hear I've stood in rooms filled wall to wall And never once felt seen at all I laugh, I speak, I play the part But no one ever finds the heart (Pre-Chorus) And I wonder — if I disappeared Would it matter that I was here? (Chorus) 'Cause we lose the ones who mean the most We hold their names like silent ghosts And though we’re born into the crowd We die beneath a quieter sound You can have the world around And still feel like you’re alone The cruelest truth I’ve ever known: This road is mine to walk alone (Verse 2) I reach for hands that time has stilled Try to love but never feel fulfilled I say "I’m fine" when I can’t breathe They see the mask — not what’s beneath And I’ve known love that slips like rain Through fingers trembling with the pain Of knowing nothing ever stays No matter how I beg it to remain (Pre-Chorus) And I wonder — when it all is gone Was I ever where I belonged? (Chorus) 'Cause we lose the ones who mean the most We carry grief we never show And though they say we’re not alone We die beneath a name they’ll never know You can be loved and still feel cold Surrounded, but unseen The soul is always quietly Screaming to be seen (Bridge – soft, spoken/sung) We come in crying And we leave in silence Everything in between Is noise and violence (Final Chorus – stripped to emotional core, then full power) We lose the ones we love the most We hold their shadows when we’re close And though we walk through crowded halls We’re strangers to them all This life is just a borrowed flame That flickers out without a name And though I’ve loved, and though I’ve known— This path, I take alone
