[Verse 1] I sat among a hundred souls, All dressed in names and polished roles, Their laughter filled the evening air, Yet something lonely lingered there. A man spoke loud of all he'd won, A woman smiled at everyone, But in their eyes there seemed to be, A quiet, hidden misery. [Pre-Chorus] We learn so young to hide the ache, To wear a face for comfort's sake, To lock our fears where none can see, And call that strength and dignity. [Chorus] We're strangers beside each other, Passing like ships in the night, Carrying worlds of sorrow, Hidden behind the light. We're all just waiting, hoping, Someone will truly see, That underneath these faces, We're far more alike than we believe. [Verse 2] The lonely sit in crowded rooms, Beneath the lights and bright balloons, A thousand voices all around, Yet not a place where they are found. The ones who seem the most at ease, May bend beneath unseen degrees, And those who say, "I'm doing fine," May break in silence every night. [Bridge] What if we spoke a little true? Said, "I get frightened sometimes too." What if we dropped our grand disguise, And met as hearts instead of eyes? Perhaps we'd find beneath it all, The mighty and the meek and small, Are simply souls that ache the same, Just wearing different clothes and names. [Final Chorus] We're strangers beside each other, But maybe not for long, For every hidden sorrow Still longs to belong. And if I see your sadness, Perhaps you'll see mine too, And in that simple meeting, The lonely become the few. [Outro] A crowded room… A thousand names… And every heart… Calling out the same.
