[Verse 1 (controlled, minimal, rhythmic]
Voices rise, I stay low
Every word just slips in slow
I read the room, I know the lines
Say the truth, then change my mind.
Im staying where the echoes live,
Giving less than I can give.
I breathe in deep, then fade again,
I am here with you, but not within.
[Pre-Chorus lift, tension]
My hands is reaching out, but they don’t connect.
I feel so close, then just disconnect.
I am in focus, but out of frame
Say my name — it feels the same.
[Chorus (anthemic, cinematic, male stack]
I am alone in the middle of everyone.
So near, but I don’t belong.
I’m breaking loud
where the sound comes from
Still nobody hears me gone
(Gone gone)
Yeah I’m alone,
yeah, I’m falling now
No ground when I’m in the crowd,
I’m right here, but I’m gone
Oh-God, I never felt so alone
[Verse 2 more melodic, emotional]
I hear my voice, and it sounds rehearsed
Like every word that i said, was on purpose
Every smile comes out delayed
I feel the joy, but it won’t stay
I watch them find where they fit
I’m standing close, but miss the grip
Glass between what’s real and shown
I touch the world, but feel alone
Pre-Chorus 2 (build with harmonies)
I dissolve into the sound
Just a shape that fades around
I stay longer than I should
Loneliness misunderstood
[ Chorus (bigger, wider]
I am alone in the middle of everyone.
So near, but I don’t belong.
I’m breaking loud
where the sound comes from
Still nobody hears me gone
(Gone gone)
Yeah I’m alone,
yeah, I’m falling now
No ground when I’m in the crowd,
I’m right here, but I’m gone
Oh-God, I never felt so...
alone
[Bridge (drop low → build hard, theatrical]
Maybe I learned to disappear
Just to keep from feeling fear
Built my silence into skin
So no one knows what’s whitin
If you stayed and looked too long
Heard the cracks inside this song
Would you hold me when I fall
Or let me fade, just forgotten it all?
[beat returns, half-time → full]
[Final Chorus (maximum energy, layered)]
I am alone in the middle of everyone.
So near, but I don’t belong.
I’m breaking loud
where the sound comes from
Still nobody hears me gone
(Gone gone)
Yeah I’m alone,
yeah, I’m falling now
No ground when I’m in the crowd,
I’m right here, but I’m gone
Oh-God, I never felt so...
alone
[Outro (piano + stacked whispers)]
If this sound ever finds you too
When you don’t know what to do
You’re not the only one holding on
Trying not to disappear.... alone..
(Never try to disappear.... )
Just hold on.
(final note unresolved)
Tonenico
