Verse A The city lights feel strangely still tonight I disappear into a nameless wind The posters and applause are far away now But the corner store’s fluorescent white Laid bare the person I was tonight Pre-Chorus Even though I smile on the screen My voice gets smaller here somehow The version of me that you once knew Feels like fiction from another time Chorus Now I’m just an ordinary person Only the sound of waves feels real We can only meet inside our dreams Repeating the same phrase all night You’ve already moved on to another song While I’m still caught inside the chorus Yeah, I’m just an ordinary person Passing through the pale white light Maybe my name was the lie all along I’m only starting to see that now Verse A’ The traffic light turns green again But “go” feels heavier than before Fewer people still remember me Only my footsteps keep me company More than living in somebody’s memory I just wanted to survive today The hollow shell of a dream they laughed at Is still buried deep inside my pocket Bridge I tried erasing the name they called me Breathing in front of the mirror But the echo of applause Still won’t leave my chest After the spotlight faded out I finally saw my own shadow I didn’t become ordinary again In the end, only my voice remained Final Chorus Now I’m just an ordinary person And still somehow I keep singing We can only meet inside our dreams I tell myself that’s enough for me You’re already with somebody new Laughing into a brand-new morning While I’m still by the ocean at night Turning the same pain into a song Yeah, I’m just an ordinary person Passing through the pale white light Only the sound of waves feels real There’s still one song that won’t disappear Until the white noise fades away I’ll stay right here, I’ll stay right here Even without a name, if I still have a voice I’ll stay right here, I’ll stay right here
