Never Saw me There

Verse 1)

You were bleeding long before that bullet hit your skin,

Fighting battles in your mind you never asked to win.

Addiction wrapped its hands around your heart and pulled you down,

Trying to quiet all the screaming, trying not to drown.

I watched you lying broken in that cold hospital light,

Telling me you didn’t need me, barely holding on that night.

But I stayed right there, even when you swore you didn’t care—

You were buried in the darkness…

And you never saw me there.

(Chorus)

You never saw me there, not the way I held your hand,

Not the way I picked you up when you could barely stand.

You pushed me from your life like love was something rare,

But I was right beside you…

You just never saw me there.

Your mind was screaming louder than the help I tried to give,

You kept running from the people who just wanted you to live.

You were fighting all alone, thinking no one would repair—

But you had someone in your corner…

And you never saw me there.

(Verse 2)

You woke up every morning with the weight you couldn’t hide,

Haunted by the memories you kept buried deep inside.

You told me, “I’m better off alone,” with fear behind your eyes,

Like letting me get close would be the thing that made you die.

But I loved you through the shaking, through the nightmares you endured,

Through the nights you lost control and didn’t know what was secure.

You kept running from the truth like your pain was all you’d wear,

You were fighting just to breathe…

And you never saw me there.

(Chorus)

You never saw me there, not the way I held the line,

Not the way I gave you strength when you didn’t have enough of mine.

You shut me out completely like your heart had none to spare,

But I was in the trenches—

And you never saw me there.

Your past kept telling lies, saying love would only tear,

So you built your walls up higher thinking no one else would care.

You thought no one would stay, that I would just disappear—

But I stayed through every breakdown…

And you never saw me there.

(Bridge)

You survived things that would break the strongest soul in two,

But healing takes a moment where you let someone help you through.

You didn’t trust that I was different, didn’t trust that I’d stay true,

Didn’t trust that even shattered, I would still believe in you.

You were fighting to feel human, drowning in despair,

And I was fighting right beside you…

But you never knew I cared.

(Breakdown)

You pushed—

I stayed.

You broke—

I prayed.

You feared—

I tried.

You ran—

I cried.

(Final Chorus)

You never saw me there, though I stood through every storm,

Through every broken promise and the nights you lost your form.

You thought you had to fight alone, that love was never fair—

But you had someone loyal…

And you never saw me there.

Maybe someday you’ll look back and finally be aware,

That while you battled for your life—

I never left the chair.

I wasn’t just behind you…

I was always standing there.