[Verse 1 (restrained, pulsing plucks]
I sit in rooms where the laughter’s loud
Smiling faces in a crowded house
Everybody talking over me
Nod my head like I’m supposed to be
Standing still but I fade away
Just a shadow in the light of day
Say the right words, play my part
No one hears what’s in my heart
[Pre-Chorus build tension, rising chords]
I reach for hands, they slip right through
So damn close, but far from you
Full room, but it feels like stone
Tell me why I feel alone
[Chorus big melodic lift]
I’m alone in the middle of everyone
So close, but I don’t belong
Screaming inside, but the music’s on
Tell me how I’m still this gone
Yeah I’m alone in the crowd tonight
Lost in the flashing lights
I’m right here, but I’m not alright
God, I’ve never felt so alone
[Post-Chorus (Drop – instrumental hook with vocal chop]
Alone — oh-oh-oh
In the crowd — oh-oh-oh
Alone — oh-oh-oh
Never felt so alone
[Repeat over drop synth lead]
[Verse 2 add light percussion]
Hear my name but it don’t feel mine
Like they’re calling someone else this time
Every laugh hits different now
I fake a smile, but I don’t know how
Watch them all just fall in line
While I’m stuck on the outside
Close enough to almost touch
But never close enough
[Pre-Chorus 2 bigger build]
I fade into the background sound
Just another face in the crowd
I try to stay, I try to hold
But loneliness won’t let me go
[Chorus full power]
I’m alone in the middle of everyone
So close, but I don’t belong
Screaming inside, but the music’s on
Tell me how I’m still this gone
Yeah I’m alone in the crowd tonight
Lost in the flashing lights
I’m right here, but I’m not alright
God, I’ve never felt so alone
[Bridge half-time, emotional, then build hard]
Maybe I learned how to disappear
Maybe I’m scared if you get too near
Built these walls up way too high
Just to stop another goodbye
If you saw the cracks in me
Would you stay or would you leave?
[Final Build snare roll rising]
I’m alone —
In the middle of everyone
Alone —
Even when the lights are on
[Final Drop biggest energy]
Alone — oh-oh-oh
In the crowd — oh-oh-oh
Alone — oh-oh-oh
Never felt so alone
[Last time: instruments cut, crowd chant style]
[Outro (piano only, unresolved chord]
If you hear this song one day
And you feel the same damn way
You’re not the only one holding on
Trying not to disappear alone
Tonenico
