[Verse 1] They see the surface, not the scars Assume I’m fine, assume I’m far From needing hands, from needing grace They think I’m whole just by my face They talk like I was born complete Like loneliness can’t reach my feet They call it luck, they call it ease But never ask what it costs to breathe [Pre-Chorus] They confuse attention with care Confuse being seen with being held [Chorus] I never asked for the spotlight Never asked to be untouchable Never asked to earn affection Just for breathing, just existing I never asked to be admired But unseen when I fall apart I never asked for hierarchy I just wanted a human heart [Verse 2] I give, I smile, I play the role They drink me dry, then call me whole Love feels earned, not freely given Like connection comes with conditions When I enter a room, I know who isn’t my people So if I leave early — that’s exactly why I stopped begging at closed doors Stopped calling hunger “wanting more” [Pre-Chorus] They say, “You have it all, be grateful” But silence isn’t peaceful [Chorus] I never asked for the spotlight Never asked to be untouchable Never asked to earn affection Just for breathing, just existing I never asked to be desired But abandoned when I need care I never asked for hierarchy I just wanted someone there [Bridge] All that they withheld since I was born Shows me I was in the wrong crowd all my life The love they think they have Doesn’t reach that far They lost a soul They didn’t bother getting to know [Break] This world lost its humanity somewhere along the way… But I didn’t lose mine. [Final Chorus] I never asked to be a symbol Never asked to be above Never asked to be a projection Of your envy or your loss I never asked to be untouchable Or to live without a voice I never asked for all this noise I asked for choice [Outro] I’m a human being, I am real See my soul, it stays, see what I feel Beauty fades, but the soul remains I never asked — but I am here
