No seat saved

Verse 1

I learned how to read a room

By the way it forgets my name

Every circle’s already closed

Every joke lands just the same

I stand by the wall like a coat

Nobody needs today

Smiling like I’m comfortable

With being in the way

Pre-Chorus

I try to fold myself smaller

So I won’t take up space

Practice being easy to miss

Practice knowing my place

Chorus

There’s no seat saved, no open sign

Everywhere I go, I’m out of time

I knock so soft they don’t hear me

Or maybe they just don’t care

Everyone’s got a corner to lean in

I’m learning how to stand alone here

I keep asking, “Where do I belong?”

But the answer’s just the echo of the song

Verse 2

I wear the things they seem to like

Say the words that feel rehearsed

Still end up being almost right

But “almost” always hurts the worst

I watch them find each other fast

Like gravity was planned

I must’ve missed the lesson

On how to hold a hand

Pre-Chorus

I tell myself I’m not invisible

While fading in plain sight

Chorus

There’s no seat saved, no open door

I’m always reaching, wanting more

I shout inside, stay quiet out loud

Disappear into the crowd

Everyone’s chosen, everyone’s sure

I’m just the question without a cure

I keep asking, “What’s wrong with me?”

Like belonging’s something I can’t be

Bridge

Maybe I wasn’t made for lines

Or fitting into frames

Maybe I’m a different kind

Of fire they can’t name

If I’m standing here alone tonight

Still breathing, still alive

Maybe that means I’m not lost

Just waiting for the right side

Chorus (Soft)

There’s no seat saved, but I’m still here

Learning how to face the fear

That I’m not wanted, not required

Just background, just a wire

But if I keep my light on low

Maybe someone else will know

They’re not the only one outside

Looking for a place to hide

Outro

So if you hear this and it feels like home

Like words you couldn’t say

You can sit right here beside me

I saved a seat this way