Mirrorball Boy

Mirrorball Boy

Verse 1

Swift like a monsoon

When all eyes are on you

You might not know me

But here’s the truth

You helped me find myself

When I was someone else

Your voice could calm the storm

On nights I’d feel alone

And though I cannot sing

Your songs became my home

I was seven years old

Spinning circles in my room

Holding dreams like fireflies

Beneath the glow of the moon

I believed in fairytales

And happy ever afters too

I just didn’t know back then

That someday I’d relate them all to you

Verse 2

When I was eleven

I hid who I was inside

I dreamed of finding someone

Who would love me for me

A boy with kind eyes and a smile

Who’d see everything I could be

Then my Drew looked my way

And my heartbeat skipped a beat

Suddenly those love songs

Didn’t feel so out of reach

I imagined holding hands

Walking home beneath the stars

Writing our initials in notebooks

Dreaming we’d never be apart

Pre-Chorus

I was chasing Love Stories

With my head up in the clouds

Trying to be fearless

When the world felt so loud

Chorus

Swift like a monsoon

When all eyes are on you

You might not know me

But here’s the truth

You made me who I am

Your words have touched my heart

Again and again

Your voice is like a lighthouse

Shining through the dark

And though I cannot sing

This is where I’d start

Verse 3

Then I turned thirteen

And I fell for another boy

I told him how I felt

With equal parts fear and joy

He didn’t feel the same

And honestly that’s okay

But word had gotten out

And everything changed

The whispers turned to shouting

The rumors spread like flames

With words like knives around me

Everybody knew my name

A collage made to mock me

My parents found out too

Shade never made me less gay

But I was terrified to move

I spent nights asking questions

That nobody could hear

Wondering if life got better

Or if I’d always live in fear

Bridge

Then I’d put my headphones on

And escape into your songs

Picture cardigans and daylight

Places where I could belong

I’d stare up at the mirrorball

Reflecting every scar

Learning that being different

Was exactly who we are

An invisible string kept pulling

Through every tear I’d cry

Reminding me the story wasn’t over

Just because I wanted to hide

You taught me heartbreak heals

You taught me pain can pass

You taught me that the moments that seem broken

Don’t define us at last

Final Chorus

Swift like a monsoon

You’ve carried me right through

Every midnight, every heartbreak

Every shade of blue

Now I dream of sparks that fly

And cuddling under maroon skies

Maybe it won’t be Hollywood

Maybe life won’t go as planned

But someday I’ll find my person

And he’ll reach out his hand

We’ll dance at prom together

Or maybe say “I do”

And when he asks what gave me hope

I’ll tell him it was you

The boy who felt invisible

The one afraid to start

Found courage in your melodies

And strength within his heart

You might not know my story

Or recognize my face

But you helped a mirrorball boy

Finally find his place