Never the one

Verse 1

I’m the shadow in the photograph,

Standing just outside the frame.

Everybody knows my face,

But nobody remembers my name.

I’m the call that never gets returned,

The light that nobody sees.

Always giving all I’ve got,

Still never enough to keep.

Pre-Chorus

I smile while my heart breaks quietly,

Pretending that I’m okay.

But every time they make their choice,

I’m the one they walk away from.

Chorus

I’m always the one overlooked,

Always the page they never took.

The last one standing when the room grows thin,

Watching everybody else win.

I’m always the heart left behind,

Searching for a reason I can’t find.

Tell me what I’m missing—what don’t I have?

Why am I always second best?

When will someone look at me…

And finally choose me?

Verse 2

I’ve learned to clap for everyone,

Celebrate their happy endings.

While mine are written in erased lines,

Like they were never worth defending.

I’ve carried love with open hands,

Only to watch it slip away.

I’m tired of being almost enough,

At the end of every day.

Bridge

Maybe one day I’ll stop chasing

People who never turn around.

Maybe I’ll find the strength to believe

My worth isn’t decided by the crowd.

Maybe the one who’s meant to stay

Won’t make me beg or prove my place.

Maybe love will finally find me,

And never look away.

Final Chorus

I’m done being overlooked,

I’m more than a page they never took.

I’m not a backup, not a last resort,

I’m worth so much more than I’ve been taught.

If no one else can see my light,

I’ll keep it burning through the night.

Because someday someone will see my heart,

And they’ll choose me from the start.

Until that day, I’ll hold on tight…

And learn to choose myself tonight.

Outro

Maybe I’ve been waiting

For someone else to believe.

But the first person who has to choose me…

Is me.