Alone Inside

(Moody piano, heavy bass, soft hi-hats)

I’ve been quiet in rooms that used to feel like home

Pretendin’ I’m fine but I’m breakin’ alone

Every smile I wear just cover the cracks

Every laugh I fake just hide what I lack

They see the light but not the weight I bear

They hear my words but they don’t care

I’m drownin’ slow in my own mind

Wish I could leave the pain behind

If they knew the truth they’d walk away

So I keep my hurt where shadows stay

Every tear just falls unseen

Like a ghost inside a dream

I’m alone inside, can’t nobody feel this ache

Feelin’ empty though I give all I can take

Got a heart full of thunder, but it never rains

Just echoes of love that turned to pain

I’m alone inside, but I still try to breathe

Holdin’ onto hope that won’t leave me

If I fall tonight, just know I tried

But I’m still alone inside

There’s a war between my heart and my head

One say live, the other wishin’ I was dead

I cover the silence with music and prayer

But the silence always find me there

I talk to God but I don’t hear a sound

I beg for peace but it don’t come around

So I close my eyes and fake my sleep

Cause dreams the only place I’m free

If they knew the truth they’d walk away

So I keep my hurt where shadows stay

Every tear just falls unseen

Like a ghost inside a dream

I’m alone inside, can’t nobody feel this ache

Feelin’ empty though I give all I can take

Got a heart full of thunder, but it never rains

Just echoes of love that turned to pain

I’m alone inside, but I still try to breathe

Holdin’ onto hope that won’t leave me

If I fall tonight, just know I tried

But I’m still alone inside

I don’t wanna keep pretending

But I’m scared of what’s underneath

So I hide behind my melody

Cause that’s the only way I speak

I’m human, I’m broken, but still I sing

Prayin’ the world will hear the real me

I’m alone inside, but I’ll find my light

Even if it’s dim, I’ll hold it tight

These tears might fall, but I’ll be alright

One day my soul gon’ feel alive

I’m alone inside, but I still try to breathe

Holdin’ onto hope that won’t leave me

If I fade away, don’t say goodbye

I’m still here, just alone inside

(Soft piano outro, heartbeat rhythm fades into silence)