Everybody Heard, Nobody Here

Verse 1

I’m the one who picks up every time the phone rings

Even when my chest tight, I still hold space

I memorize everybody else’s hurt

Say the right words, put their pain in place

I show up broken, but I show up clean

Hide the cracks so they don’t worry about me

I listen so loud, I forget my own voice

Somehow that’s always been my choice

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need applause, I just need proof

That somebody sees me like I see you

Chorus

I hear everybody, but nobody hears me

I’m standing in rooms and I still feel lonely

Not being seen hurts worse than the fight

Worse than a punch, worse than the night

I carry the weight of the people I love

Then go home feeling not enough

I show up for you, every time, every year

But tell me, who’s here when I’m not okay here?

Verse 2

Been stuck in my house, staring at the walls

Calling it peace but it’s really the fall

I thought quiet was rest, I was wrong

It was depression humming a soft sad song

I dodge invitations, dodge the light

Tell myself I’m fine, just surviving tonight

I push myself out, then pull back in

Living life halfway so nobody sees me bend

Pre-Chorus

I move through the world like I’m doing alright

But existing takes everything I’ve got tonight

Chorus

I hear everybody, but nobody hears me

I’m screaming inside but I keep it easy

Not being felt cuts deeper than scars

Deeper than words, deeper than bars

I carry the weight of the people I love

Then disappear when it’s too much

I show up for you, even bleeding, sincere

But tell me, who’s here when I’m not okay here?

Bridge

I don’t want saving, I don’t want fixing

I just want someone to sit in the dark and listen

If I fall apart, don’t look away

Don’t tell me I’m strong, just let me stay

I’ve been holding it together with silence and glue

Hoping one day someone does for me what I do

Final Chorus

I hear everybody, I always have

But I’m tired of pretending I’m built like that

I need a hand, not advice

I need a moment where I don’t survive

If I go quiet, please don’t disappear

I’ve been here for you, now just be here

Outro

I’m not broken, I’m just worn thin

Still here, still trying, still breathing in

If this is me, then let it be clear

I don’t need the world, I just need someone near