[Verse 1 ] I clock in early, stay past late, What you call passion, I call fate. I fill the gaps you never see, Fix every flaw conveniently. You praise my calm but not my name, I’m in your work but not your frame. A quiet tool you always trust, Until I’m worn down into dust. [Pre-Chorus] I try to speak, but you tune out, You like my work, not when I doubt. [Chorus] I’m just a placeholder in your plans, the in-between for broken spans. I give you more than you repay, you show up only when you sway. You say I matter when you fall, but never answer when I call. It’s clear now how your story rolls — I’m just the placeholder for your goals. [Verse 2] You say I’m home when nights turn cold, but vanish fast when storms unfold. You take my warmth, you take my light, and leave me hollow overnight. You call me safe, but never stay, you only need me when you sway. I held your fear, you held your pride, and I got lost where I complied. [Pre-Chorus] I learned your love comes in a frame where I exist but not by name. [Chorus] I’m just a placeholder in your plans, the in-between for broken spans. I give you more than you repay, you show up only when you sway. You say I matter when you fall, but never answer when I call. It’s clear now how your story rolls — I’m just the placeholder for your goals. [Bridge] I held my breath to make you stay, I lost myself along the way. I tried to fit where I don’t belong, but being good has made me wrong. I can’t keep shrinking into space just to give everyone a place. [Final Chorus ] I’m just a placeholder in your plans, the in-between for broken spans. I give you more than you repay, you show up only when you sway. You say I matter when you fall, but never answer when I call. It’s clear now how your story rolls — I’m just the placeholder for your goals. I’m not a placeholder anymore, I shut the ever-open door. I built a life outside your sway, I don’t bend backwards just to stay. I found my voice, reclaimed my role, I’m done absorbing every toll. You used my kindness as a mold — but now I walk the path my future holds. [Outro] I gave too much for far too long, But now I step back where I’m strong. My name’s no space for broken roles — I walk toward the place my heart still holds.
