[Intro — bright Rhodes, lazy drums, kitchen ambience] Nine-thirty. Nobody yelling. Nobody bleeding. Nobody asking where their charger went. ... Something's wrong. [Verse 1 — relaxed conversational rap] Walked into the kitchen ready for the list Coffee in my hand like, “Alright, what’d I miss?” Sink already empty, breakfast already made Somebody even wiped the counter— Okay. I'm afraid. Asked if anybody needed me to drive “Already got a ride.” Need help outside? “Nah, we're good.” Need me to fix— “Ranala, seriously. Sit.” Excuse me? That's suspicious as shit. Checked the group chat—nothing on fire Nobody needs advice, nobody's getting tired No emergency favor, no “can you come through?” Apparently everybody learned how to function. Without me. Rude. [Pre-Chorus — playful melodic lift] So what am I supposed to do When everybody's doing fine? I keep waiting for the crisis They keep telling me— “Girl, unwind.” [Chorus — warm rhythmic hook] Nobody needs me today And they're still saving me a place Nobody called me to fix anything Still somebody says, “Hey, stay.” No ride to give No mess to clean No fire waiting underneath Nobody needs me today And somehow— They still want me [Verse 2 — bouncier flow] Tried helping with dinner “Already handled.” Tried grabbing groceries “Order landed.” Somebody's putting furniture together upstairs I walked in with tools— They already had theirs. Who are you people? When did this happen? Where's the chaos? Where's my assignment? I got skills! Let me be useful! They handed me a drink And said, “Watch the movie.” Cruel. So I'm sitting on the couch, hands feeling weird Like I forgot something important somewhere Someone leans over, says, “You good?” “Yeah.” “Then why you look like you're waiting to get fired?” ... Wow. Personal. And annoyingly accurate. [Chorus] Nobody needs me today And they're still saving me a place Nobody called me to fix anything Still somebody says, “Hey, stay.” No ride to give No mess to clean No fire waiting underneath Nobody needs me today And somehow— They still want me [Verse 3 — drums pull back, intimate delivery] I think I got good at being necessary Be the steady one Be prepared Carry extra weight before anybody knows it's there Remember every detail Answer every call If everybody's standing, maybe I did my job And somewhere in the middle I started doing math: If I'm useful enough Nobody has a reason not to ask me back That's ugly. But it's true. Hard thing to notice When usefulness looks like love from certain points of view Then today came around Nobody needed saving Nobody needed carrying Nobody needed anything And I was still invited Still got handed half a blanket Still got teased from across the room Still somebody moved their feet and said “Sit here.” Like that was enough reason [Bridge — bare keys, almost spoken] Maybe being loved Isn't always somebody calling your name from another room Maybe sometimes it's— “You don't have to do anything.” “Come sit down.” “We've got it.” “Stay anyway.” ... I'm working on that. [Final Chorus — fuller but still warm] Nobody needs me today And they're still saving me a place Nobody asked me for a single thing Still somebody knows my face No debt to pay No role to play No reason I have to explain Nobody needs me today And somehow— Nothing changed Nobody needs me today And I think... I'm finally okay with that [Outro — distant laughter, snack bag opens] “Ranala, want some?” ... Yeah. Actually. Save me some.
