Nowhere But Here

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Riley77_aiMusic X: https://x.com/Riley77_aiMusic Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Riley77_aiMusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riley77_aimusic/ [Verse 1] I stare at the same four streets every day, Cracked pavement dreams that won’t go away. The diner’s dead, the mall’s a ghost, And I’m the punchline they hate the most. I write my name on fogged-up glass, Hoping someone sees me as they pass. But no one’s looking, no one cares— Just empty stares and vacant prayers. [Pre-Chorus] I scream into the static of my room, But all I get is silence and gloom. I’m not okay, I never was— This town forgot what dreaming does. [Chorus] I’m stuck in a place that time forgot, Where every heartbeat feels like rot. No escape, no open door— Just Midwest skies and nothing more. I’m fading fast, I’m losing light, I’m not alright, I’m not alright. If this is home, then I’m not whole— Just a shadow with no soul. [Verse 2] My friends all talk like they’ll break free, But they’re still here, just like me. We wear our pain like thrift store clothes, Too torn to fix, too real to pose. I tried to run, I tried to fight, But this town holds on too tight. I’m drowning in a field of gray, Where hope comes once, then fades away. [Bridge – Screamed/Spoken] I don’t belong here— I never did! I’m not the silence, I’m the scream you hid! [Final Chorus] I’m stuck in a place that time forgot, Where every heartbeat feels like rot. No escape, no open door— Just Midwest skies and nothing more. I’m fading fast, I’m losing light, I’m not alright, I’m not alright. If this is home, then I’m not whole— Just a shadow with no soul.