[Verse 1] They never saw me standing there Always just behind the glare Of the fire she lit in every room While I stayed quiet, learned to bloom Through broken glass and silent screams I patched their hearts and killed my dreams Held their hands when they fell apart But no one ever held my heart [Pre-Chorus] I was the glue, I played it brave I buried me, so they’d be saved They never asked me how I feel They never saw what’s truly real [Chorus] I'm the shadow child, fading slow Living in a loop I can't let go The one who loved and broke alone The girl who turned to stone No future written in my skies Just quiet nights and empty tries Still holding pain I never voiced The child they left without a choice [Verse 2] She made the mess, I cleaned it up I drank their tears from a shattered cup I smiled so they could breathe again And let my soul drown in the rain They praised the storm, ignored the shore And still I stayed, gave even more Now she's gone, but I remain The echo of a silent pain [Pre-Chorus] And I still wear that broken crown The fixer no one keeps around They call me strong, but never see The weight of being “what they need” [Chorus] I'm the shadow child, fading slow Living in a loop I can't let go The one who loved and broke alone The girl who turned to stone No future written in my skies Just quiet nights and empty tries Still holding pain I never voiced The child they left without a choice [Bridge] I'm 29, and I still bleed For love I gave but never received I never thought I’d make it here Still trapped inside this haunted year [Final Chorus] I'm the shadow child, not yet free Still begging for someone to see me But maybe songs are all I’ve got To tell the truth they all forgot
