Phoenixsonata - Out of Frame

[Verse 1] You walk right past me — I'm a ghost in my own town Every laugh, every smile — I play them back somehow A private matinee that's only mine to see A silent movie playing, starring you and me [Pre-Chorus] I freeze when your name comes up Act cool while I shake inside One step from saying what I feel Then you turn away before it could be real [Chorus] And I love you, but you don't even know my name A quiet observer, always out of frame Watching from the shadows where the streetlights glow My heart's an unsent letter you'll never know [Verse 2] I practice conversations, a thousand different ways Each perfect line I conjure, through all my lonely days But when you're standing near, the words all disappear Just a lump in my throat, fueled by unspoken fear [Pre-Chorus] I freeze when your name comes up Act cool while I shake inside One step from saying what I feel Then you turn away before it could be real [Chorus] And I love you, but you don't even know my name A quiet observer, always out of frame Watching from the shadows where the streetlights glow My heart's an unsent letter you'll never know [Bridge] Maybe one morning I'll wake up and finally find the nerve to speak And break this silent promise, the one I swore that I would keep But until then I'm lingering in the shadow just outside your view A story of almost — never me and you [Chorus] And I love you, but you don't even know my name A quiet observer, always out of frame Watching from the shadows where the streetlights glow My heart's an unsent letter you'll never know [Outro] Just out of frame — my silent love for you Just out of frame — the only thing I do I watch and wonder as you pass me by You don't even know my name, and you don't know why