[Verse 1] I got so good at hiding me I almost forgot I was there Never worried about me Never worried about me Never worried, never worried Everybody came first somewhere along the way I learned to come last Put myself quiet in the background So nobody saw what hurt Pain under logic, heart under work I could explain everybody else's problems Couldn't find words for mine Kept the whole world in my purview While I disappeared behind Heartache, despair, then shame For needing anything at all Pride kept saying, "Stand up" Even when my spirit wanted to fall I learned survival as a language Learned dependence was a risk Learned to keep my hands busy So my mind couldn't feel like this I cared about everything Everybody just never learned to care about me [Chorus] Never worried about me Never worried about me I was too busy being what everybody needed Never worried about me Praying for peace while silently bleeding If sacrifice was love, I gave enough for three Everybody had a place inside my heart except me [Bridge] How you lose yourself without ever leaving me [Verse 2] Learn not to ask, learn not to lean Learn to make hard living look clean Learn to ignore my hunger call, exhaustion, discipline Learn happiness was something other people got to live in I stayed useful, stayed moving, stayed needed, stayed strong Because if everybody was okay, maybe I could keep going on No true friend I could empty all this weight upon So I talked to something higher when everybody else was gone Self-sufficient became religion, mission became my shield Logic kept the house together, but logic couldn't make me heal [Chorus] Never worried about me I know how to save the day I just never learned how to save myself Never worried about me Never worried about me Put the pain behind the smile so nobody could see Never worried about me Kept giving away the parts I needed desperately I called it love, called it duty, called it family But sometimes sacrifice is just another way to abandon me That one hurt, because it's true I would give everything I had Even if everything included me [Outro] Happiness felt overrated, mostly 'cause I never had enough So I stayed busy instead of asking why being alive had to feel this tough One day I'll be free, I used to think that meant when everything was done Maybe freedom starts before then, when I finally admit I deserve to be one One of the people I protect, one of the people I forgive One of the people worth the trouble of learning how to live I never worried about me Never worried about me Forgot and knows I carried everybody I could carry Never worried about me Now I'm staring at the cost of being necessary I still got things to do, still got people that I love But maybe loving them don't mean I gotta disappear for love Never worried about me Never worried about me Maybe it's time, time About me For you Never worried about me
