[Verse 1]
They don’t like us
They don’t know how to love us
Always got a gift for strangers
But nothing when it comes to us
It’s easy when it’s not me
They’re generous in every room
But when I reach my hands out
They vanish
They vanish too soon
[Chorus]
Why me?
Why am I the one you can’t see?
I’m your niece too
I bleed too
How is caring so cheap for them
So pricey with me?
Why me?
You held them while you watched me grieve
Lost my dad
No call
No key
Lost my granny
No hugs
No cheek
Why me?
Why me? (oh why?)
[Verse 2]
I scroll through all your photos
Smiles wide at every meal
You write the sweetest long paragraphs
Like that’s the only way you feel
But I was sitting in a black dress
Phone cold in my hand
Waiting on a “how you holding up?”
That never ever hit my plans
[Chorus]
Why me?
Why am I the one you can’t see?
I’m your niece too
I bleed too
How is caring so cheap for them
So pricey with me?
Why me?
You held them while you watched me grieve
Lost my dad
No call
No key
Lost my granny
No hugs
No cheek
Why me?
Why me? (why me?)
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m too quiet
Maybe I’m too much
Maybe it’s just easier
To never risk the touch
But love should cost you something
It cost me everything
I’m standing in your family
Still begging to belong in it (hey)
[Chorus]
Why me?
Why am I the one you can’t see?
I’m your niece too
I bleed too
How is caring so cheap for them
So pricey with me?
Why me?
You held them while you watched me grieve
Lost my dad
No call
No key
Lost my granny
No hugs
No cheek
Why me?
Why me? (oh why, oh why)