[Intro – Soft grunge guitar + ambient hum]
Sometimes just being quiet is exhausting…
But I don’t want anyone else to feel like I do.
[Verse 1]
Even if I want to make everyone happy,
That’s just the people-pleaser in me trying to take control.
Or maybe it's that part of me
that doesn't want others to be sad like I am —
If I really am sad inside.
Everyone likes different things.
I try to keep up, but it’s draining.
I’m always with the same group now,
and I’ve grown distant from others.
Back then, I had so many people around —
but that was overwhelming too.
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I barely have time for anyone.
I feel like a bad friend.
But I still miss it —
just lying around together in Discord voice calls.
Even just hearing someone’s voice was enough.
[Chorus]
I don’t need you to understand everything.
I just want you to know that I’m trying.
I just… still want to be there.
I don’t have to be the funny one,
don’t need to be the best.
I just wish someone would say:
“You don’t have to make everyone smile.”
[Break – Soft FX]
I don’t sleep in calls with everyone anymore…
but I still miss those nights.
[Verse 2]
Tired of choosing sides.
Wherever I go, I feel guilty.
I’m like background noise everywhere I go,
but I can’t even hear my own heart.
And when I try to be alone,
I feel unbearably lonely.
I miss people’s voices —
even virtually sleeping next to someone
felt safer than real life.
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I’m not the best friend.
But sometimes I just want someone to say:
“Thanks for being here,”
even if I didn’t say much at all.
[Chorus – Refrain]
I don’t need you to understand everything.
I just want you to know that I’m trying.
I just… still want to be there.
I don’t have to be the funny one,
don’t need to be the best.
I just wish someone would say:
“You don’t have to make everyone smile.”
[Bridge]
Sometimes just having your mic on,
or being quiet in the call,
makes me feel a little less alone.
[Outro]
I don’t need to do anything at all.
Just being there…
is enough.
DreamyCow
