The Quiet I Became

Verse 1

I used to hear my name in every room

Like I belonged to something warm and true

Now conversations pass me like the wind

And I don’t know where I begin again

Pre-Chorus

There’s a chair with my shape still carved in place

But nobody notices the empty space

Chorus

I’m not gone, I’m just fading slow

Like a voice turned down nobody knows

I’m still here, but I feel erased

Like a photograph time won’t replace

If I scream, would it make a sound?

Or just echo and never be found?

I’m not lost, I just couldn’t stay

The same person I was yesterday

Verse 2

There’s a mirror that I try to face

But I don’t recognize that stranger’s gaze

Every dream I had is boxed away

In a version of me that couldn’t stay

Pre-Chorus

And I wonder if they’d even care

If I disappeared into thin air

Chorus

I’m not gone, I’m just fading slow

Like a voice turned down nobody knows

I’m still here, but I feel erased

Like a photograph time won’t replace

If I scream, would it make a sound?

Or just echo and never be found?

I’m not lost, I just couldn’t stay

The same person I was yesterday

Bridge (strong/emotional)

I tried to hold on, I really did

But life kept moving, and I just slipped

Through every crack they couldn’t see

Till I became a memory

Not dead, not alive, just in-between

A ghost in every place I’ve been

And it hurts the most to realize

I’m still here… but I’ve said goodbye

Final Chorus (bigger, more intense)

I’m not gone, but I’m almost there

Just a shadow hanging in the air

Call my name—does it feel the same?

Or am I just someone you outgrew in pain?

I’m still screaming without a sound

Still standing but breaking down

I’m not lost… I just slipped away

From the person I was yesterday

Outro

And if you look for me someday

I’ll be the quiet I became