Spread Thin

(Verse 1 — conversational, slightly tired)

I’ve been answering questions

I didn’t ask for today

Different faces, same pressure

Just phrased a different way

Every answer I give

Feels like I’ve said it before

Like I’m stuck in a hallway

With a hundred open doors

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(Pre-Chorus — realization creeping in)

And I don’t think they mean it

But they keep taking their share

Of whatever’s left of me

Like I’m already there

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(Chorus — simple, human, original phrasing)

I’m spread thin

Pulled in every direction

Every little piece of me

Out on loan

And I’m still here talking

But I’m losing connection

Like I’m answering questions

On my own

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(Verse 2 — more internal, signal breaking)

Someone’s waiting on answers

Someone’s calling my name

Someone needs me to fix it

Like I’m built for the strain

I can hear what they’re saying

But it’s not sinking in

Like the signal is fading

Somewhere under my skin

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(Pre-Chorus 2 — more honest)

And I keep trying to hold it

Keep it steady, keep it clean

But I’m losing the outline

Of what I used to be

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(Chorus — slightly fuller, still restrained)

I’m spread thin

Pulled in every direction

Every little piece of me

Out on loan

And I’m still here talking

But I’m losing connection

Like I’m answering questions

On my own

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(Bridge — your quiet punch)

It’s not that I’m breaking

It’s not that I’m gone

I’m just stretched in directions

I don’t belong

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(Final Chorus — small variation, more worn)

I’m spread thin

Trying hard to hold tension

Every little piece of me

Overthrown

And I’m still here talking

But I’ve lost my reflection

Like I’m answering questions

No one owns