Some never come back

vocal house, funk rock, experimental indie, jangle pop, emo punk, tone

They say I’m smart  
They say I’m sweet  
They say I’m calm  
They don’t repeat  
What I wrote  
In the space  
Where my name  
Should be placed

I twitch in the chair  
I stare through the board  
I smile too hard  
I laugh too forced  
I clench  
I nod  
I choke  
I pause

I’m not falling apart —  
I just learned how to fold  
Like paper does  
Like stories do  
When no one wants them told

[Pre-Chorus]  
I tell them I’m tired, they call it a phase  
I write down my name, then scribble it gray  
I sit in the dark ‘til the questions decay  
And pretend I belong in the light of the day

[Chorus] 
Some never come back — they just don’t  
Some laugh, some lie, some choke  
Some sit too still for too long  
Some wear a smile ‘til it’s gone

(Ooooh—ooooh)  
Some never come back — not loud  
No bang, no burn, no crowd  
(Aaaah—aaaah)  
Just quiet  
Just tired  
Just done

**[Post-Chorus]**  
(Aaaah—oooh—aaaah)  
Leave a desk  
Leave a coat  
Leave a name they barely wrote

(Ooooh—ooooh—aaaah)  
Leave a bed  
Leave a sound  
Leave a note they never found

[Verse 2]  
I raised my hand  
(why?)  
To say nothing  
(silence)  
The words don’t land  
they just circle  
hover  
miss

Someone said I seemed  
off  
but I’ve always felt  
elsewhere  
in a room  
in a head  
that doesn’t  
quite  
fit

I smiled too fast  
Laughed too sharp  
Tried to feel it —  
(it didn’t start)  
They clapped, I blinked  
They cheered, I sank  
The world lit up  
but I just went blank

I stood  
and forgot my name  
I spoke  
and the voice felt fake  
I walked  
but the air turned thin  
I stopped  
and the ground caved in

[Pre-Chorus]
I tell them I’m tired, they call it a phase  
I write down my name, then scribble it gray  
I sit in the dark ‘til the questions decay  
And pretend I belong in the light of the day

[Chorus 
Some never come back — they just don’t  
Some laugh, some lie, some choke  
Some sit too still for too long  
Some wear a smile ‘til it’s gone

(Ooooh—ooooh)  
Some never come back — not loud  
No bang, no burn, no crowd  
(Aaaah—aaaah)  
Just quiet  
Just tired  
Just done

[Post-Chorus]  
(Aaaah—oooh—aaaah)  
Leave a desk  
Leave a coat  
Leave a name they barely wrote

(Ooooh—ooooh—aaaah)  
Leave a bed  
Leave a sound  
Leave a note they never found

[Outro] 
Name on the page  
Crossed out in ink  
Still in the room  
Gone in a blink

Call it a choice  
Call it a shame  
Call it whatever  
You need for the name

(Ooooh—aaaah)  
Say it was sudden  
Say it was fate  
Say he was fragile  
Say it too late

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[Verse 1] Count the cracks in the wall, trace the shape of the fear Stack my habits in rows, fold my thoughts into years Keep my head down low, stay polite, stay clean If I disappear right — will they notice the scene? They say I’m smart They say I’m sweet They say I’m calm They don’t repeat What I wrote In the space Where my name Should be placed I twitch in the chair I stare through the board I smile too hard I laugh too forced I clench I nod I choke I pause I’m not falling apart — I just learned how to fold Like paper does Like stories do When no one wants them told [Pre-Chorus] I tell them I’m tired, they call it a phase I write down my name, then scribble it gray I sit in the dark ‘til the questions decay And pretend I belong in the light of the day [Chorus] Some never come back — they just don’t Some laugh, some lie, some choke Some sit too still for too long Some wear a smile ‘til it’s gone (Ooooh—ooooh) Some never come back — not loud No bang, no burn, no crowd (Aaaah—aaaah) Just quiet Just tired Just done **[Post-Chorus]** (Aaaah—oooh—aaaah) Leave a desk Leave a coat Leave a name they barely wrote (Ooooh—ooooh—aaaah) Leave a bed Leave a sound Leave a note they never found [Verse 2] I raised my hand (why?) To say nothing (silence) The words don’t land they just circle hover miss Someone said I seemed off but I’ve always felt elsewhere in a room in a head that doesn’t quite fit I smiled too fast Laughed too sharp Tried to feel it — (it didn’t start) They clapped, I blinked They cheered, I sank The world lit up but I just went blank I stood and forgot my name I spoke and the voice felt fake I walked but the air turned thin I stopped and the ground caved in [Pre-Chorus] I tell them I’m tired, they call it a phase I write down my name, then scribble it gray I sit in the dark ‘til the questions decay And pretend I belong in the light of the day [Chorus Some never come back — they just don’t Some laugh, some lie, some choke Some sit too still for too long Some wear a smile ‘til it’s gone (Ooooh—ooooh) Some never come back — not loud No bang, no burn, no crowd (Aaaah—aaaah) Just quiet Just tired Just done [Post-Chorus] (Aaaah—oooh—aaaah) Leave a desk Leave a coat Leave a name they barely wrote (Ooooh—ooooh—aaaah) Leave a bed Leave a sound Leave a note they never found [Outro] Name on the page Crossed out in ink Still in the room Gone in a blink Call it a choice Call it a shame Call it whatever You need for the name (Ooooh—aaaah) Say it was sudden Say it was fate Say he was fragile Say it too late

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