Light in the darkness

Verse 1 (soft, finger-picked guitar)
I always have been ignored
Misunderstood
Got played, got used
Got used for my body
Used for my kindness
Thrown away like I meant nothing
Depressed, but I never said a word
Just learned how to hurt in silence


Pre-Chorus (build slowly)
Every time I opened up my heart
Someone took what they could and ran
I started believing love was temporary
And pain was just who I am


Chorus (full acoustic strum, emotional punch)
I want to be loved
Not for what I give
Genuine connection
Someone to really live with
Friendship, not convenience
Used for my good heart
I want to be seen
Not left in the dark


Verse 2 (pull back, quieter again)
So I closed myself off
Put walls around me
Every brick was a promise
I’d never let anyone drown me
I told myself I’m safer alone
If I expect nothing, I won’t break


Pre-Chorus 2 (drums creep in lightly)
But then you came in without knowing
Didn’t force, didn’t pretend
You just stayed when it was quiet
Like you weren’t going to leave in the end


Chorus (bigger this time)
I want to be loved
Genuine connection
Friendship that don’t fade
With the slightest tension
Not used, not borrowed
Not torn apart
I want to be seen
For my soul, not just my heart


Bridge (strip instruments back, raw vocals)
But you unknowingly break those walls
Every time you say my name
You let me feel like I am worth something
Like I deserve to be loved
It looks like you see me
Like you do accept me
And somehow I’m not ashamed

Break / Build (instrumental rise)

Final Chorus (full band, emotional rock release)
I want to be loved
Not just wanted at night
Genuine connection
Something real, something right
I was lost in the darkness
Thinking I’d always be scarred
But you’re the light in the darkness
Showing me who I really am


Outro (soft again)
Maybe I was never invisible
Maybe I was just unseen
Now I’m learning how to believe
That love doesn’t have to hurt me

Acoustic, rock, emotional, male