(Oohhh… awwwhhh…)
[Male Vocal]
I, I, I, I just wish you’d see me…
Not what happened, not what changed,
Not the things outside of my body,
Not the picture that you’d make.
’Cause I, I, I, I’m still right here,
Trying to be somebody I can recognize.
I don’t need you to love me,
I don’t need you to save me,
I just want you to look me in the eyes.
I’m living in a world that keeps on moving,
While part of me is trying to catch up.
Maybe I’m afraid of everything changing,
Even though deep down I want it so much.
And I, I, I put too much weight on me,
I fall apart when I don’t see
The person that I thought I’d be.
But give me time, eventually
I’ll work it out, hopefully I’ll find my way…
Until that day, all I can say—
[Hook]
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
Not with love, not with sympathy,
Just know there’s still a person underneath.
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
There’s so much more than what’s on the outside,
Look in my eyes and see what’s inside.
[Male Vocal]
Don’t look at me like I disappeared,
Like who I was ain’t sitting right here.
Don’t talk around me, don’t look away,
Don’t make me feel like I’m in the way.
I miss going out, I miss those nights,
I miss being seen without wondering why.
Now every stare feels different somehow,
Like everybody sees what I can’t do now.
But I’m still the one who laughs too loud,
Still got dreams I think about.
Still get angry, still get scared,
Still need somebody to know I’m there.
I don’t need your heart to make me whole,
Don’t need your hands to save my soul.
I’m not asking you to understand
Every single thing I’m going through—
Just see the man I still am.
Please, please, please…
[Hook]
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
Not with love, not with sympathy,
Just know there’s still a person underneath.
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
Don’t see a chair before you see my face,
Don’t let what changed make me fade away.
[Bridge — Soft]
I don’t wanna be somebody’s inspiration,
I don’t wanna be somebody you feel sorry for.
I don’t need a standing ovation,
I just wanna feel like I’m here once more.
Say my name like nothing changed.
Laugh with me the same old way.
Sit beside me, talk awhile…
See the person behind my fake smile.
[Outro Hook]
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
No love required, no saving me,
Just look at me like I’m somebody.
I just want you to see me…
Just see me.
There’s so much more than what your eyes can see…
[Soft Vocal]
I’m still here…
I’m still me…
Just… see me.
(See mee) (see me) [Beat Continues On]