| No One Listens | #soundscreens

[Intro – low, breathy tone] Nobody listens when you say you’re tired They only care when you break... [Verse 1 - almost whispering, cracking vocals] I been screamin’ in silence, Voices in my head too violent. Heart got cracks where the light won’t reach, Tried prayin’ but God don’t speak. I don’t blame you for leavin’, Just wish you said goodbye with meanin’. Now I stare at the ceiling, no feelin’, Wounds too deep and they still ain't healin’. [Pre-Chorus – soft , shaky melody] I give love like I owe it, But they take it and go cold with it. Now I sit in the dark just hopin’, Somethin’ changes, but I know it won’t. [Chorus – gentle, almost whispered] No one listens 'til you’re gone, They’ll play your song, say you were strong. But when you needed help, they were all gone, Now you’re just a ghost in their phone. No one listens 'til it’s too late... 'Til your voice echoes in the pain. [Verse 2 – spoken/sung hybrid] You ever fake a laugh just to fill the space? Ever hold your breath so you don’t break? I been walkin’ through life like a shadow, Tryna find peace in a world so shallow. Don’t tell me “it gets better” — You ain’t seen the rain in my weather. You ain’t held the weight of my nights, Where every second feel like a fight. [Bridge – distant, layered vocal] I don’t wanna be strong, I just wanna be heard. I don’t need your pity, I just need your words... To mean somethin’. Just mean somethin’. [Chorus – repeat, softer] No one listens 'til you’re gone, They’ll play your song, say you were strong. But when you needed help, they were all gone, Now you’re just a ghost in their phone. No one listens 'til it’s too late... 'Til your voice echoes in the pain. [Outro – recorded phone-voice effect] If you're hearin’ this... Just tell someone you care. Don’t wait 'til they’re not there.