

Prompt / Lyrics
[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"
Tags
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
3:37
No
4/4/2026