(Verse 1) I got a phone full of ghosts, names that never ring Promises were pennies, they didn't cost a thing I stacked 'em up like tombstones, every one a lie Thought I had an army, turns out I had passersby They came around for sunlight, drank my wine, ate my bread But when the sky turned black on me, they scattered, left me dead I learned to read the silence in a crowded, hollow room Every smile a warning, every laugh a coming doom (Pre-Chorus) I don't want a mirror, I want a witness to my soul Someone who won't flinch when I lose all control I want a hand that grips me when I'm hanging by a thread Not a voice that whispers "maybe" when I'm screaming in my head (Chorus) I am hunting for the realest thing that ever walked this earth A friend who sees my shattered pieces and still knows my worth Not a shadow when the sun is high, but a soldier in the rain Someone who drinks my poison and still feels my pain I would trade a thousand faces for just one that stays One soul who doesn't run away when the world goes up in flames I am bleeding for a real one, and I will not stop the search 'Til I find a hand to hold me when I'm lower than the dirt (Verse 2) I had a brother twenty years, we built a kingdom strong He sold it for a whisper, didn't take him very long He looked me in the eyes and told a perfect, polished lie And I watched two decades of my life just wave and die It wasn't just a knife, it was a lesson carved in bone That the ones who say they love you can leave you all alone I never used to have this problem, I used to know the game Now every new hello just tastes like another shade of shame (Pre-Chorus) I don't want a cheerleader, I want a fighter in my corner Someone who will tell me truth even when it's getting harder I want a soul that binds to mine with iron, not with thread Not a ghost that disappears when I'm screaming in my head (Chorus) I am hunting for the realest thing that ever walked this earth A friend who sees my shattered pieces and still knows my worth Not a shadow when the sun is high, but a soldier in the rain Someone who drinks my poison and still feels my pain I would trade a thousand faces for just one that stays One soul who doesn't run away when the world goes up in flames I am bleeding for a real one, and I will not stop the search 'Til I find a hand to hold me when I'm lower than the dirt (Bridge) I know it's late, the clock is cruel, the years have stripped me bare But I refuse to believe that there's no one left out there Who knows the list by heart, the code written in my veins: Loyalty that's silent, a love that breaks the chains Honesty that cuts but heals, a presence that won't fade A person who's a promise, not a debt that must be paid We'd be older, we'd be wiser, trading scars like currency Building bridges out of distance, not walls of misery (Final Chorus) So I am hunting for the realest thing, I will not be denied I will search through every valley, every mountain, every tide Not a shadow when the sun is high, but a shelter in the storm Someone who feels my fire and helps me keep it warm And I refuse to believe the story's written in the stone That I'm destined to be friendless, that I'm meant to die alone I am screaming for a real one, and I will not lose the fight For a true friend in the darkness who will drag me to the light (Outro) I have been burned I have been buried I have been betrayed by the ones who swore they'd carry me But I am still standing Barely breathing But standing I am not asking for perfection I am asking for a pulse A heartbeat next to mine that doesn't run One friend One real, true, unbreakable friend I will find a home Not more manipulation Not more betrayal Not more lies Just one soul who stays Polo energy.
