Left Holding Nothing

[Verse 1]
You said "back soon"
I watched the clock bruise noon to night
Learned the shape
Of everyone walking out of my life
Birthdays pass
Like empty chairs around a fire
I pour my heart
They take the cup and just get tired
[Chorus]
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
Standing in the doorway
Frozen in a goodbye
I give and I give till there's nothing inside
They take what they want
Then I'm left
Left holding nothing but "why?"
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
[Verse 2]
Friends fade fast
Like messages you forgot to send
I learn names
Just in time to call them "former friend"
Enemies too
Lose interest
Don't even stay to hate
If I disappeared
Would anyone notice the empty space?
[Chorus]
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
Standing in the doorway
Frozen in a goodbye
I give and I give till there's nothing inside
They take what they want
Then I'm left
Left holding nothing but "why?"
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
[Bridge]
Is it something in my face?
Is it something in my blood?
Do I scream "replaceable"
Instead of "worthy of love"? (yeah)
If I stopped trying so hard
Would I hurt a little less?
Or am I only worth loving
When there's nothing left?
[Chorus]
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
Screaming in my silence
Echo in my mind
I give and I give till there's nothing inside
They take what they want
Then I'm left
Left asking "who am I?"
Why am I always the one who gets left behind?
[Outro]
One day I'll learn to stay
For myself when they don't try
Till then it's me in the mirror
Saying "I won't leave this time"

pop, Emo-pop ballad with female vocals over intimate piano and distant reverb-y guitars; verses stay hushed and confessional, then chorus swells with big melodic lifts, layered harmonies, and roomy drums that hit like a gut punch. Subtle synth pad under the bridge, final chorus drops to almost a whisper before one last, raw line., emo