[Intro]
Everybody calling
Nobody asking how I am
[Verse 1]
Room full of voices, my name in every mouth
They pull me in close, then they pour their problems out
Phone keeps lighting up, promises tied to my name
I keep saying “I got you,” while I’m fading all the same
I know the face I’m wearing looks steady from the side
But I’ve been counting ceiling cracks just to get through the night
You call me when the floor gives way, I never let you fall
Then I disappear inside myself when nobody calls
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m surrounded, still alone
Everybody needs a piece of me
I keep giving till there’s nothing left
Who’s gonna leave a little room for me?
[Chorus]
I need space, not a goodbye
Need a little quiet just to hear my mind
You say you need me, I believe you do
But I’m tired of being needed till I’m missing from the room
Let me breathe, let me step away
I’m not leaving you, I’m trying to stay
If I go quiet, don’t turn it into blame
I’m learning how to hold myself without giving me away
[Verse 2]
Group chat jumping, everybody wants the answer
I’m the calm in every crisis, never get to be the danger
I smile in the pictures, stand beside the celebration
Then drive home with a chest full of unsent explanations
Don’t confuse my distance with a heart that changed its mind
I’m just trying to find the parts of me I left behind
There’s a difference between love and being always on demand
I can care about your life and still put mine back in my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m surrounded, still alone
Everybody needs a piece of me
I keep giving till there’s nothing left
Who’s gonna leave a little room for me?
[Chorus]
I need space, not a goodbye
Need a little quiet just to hear my mind
You say you need me, I believe you do
But I’m tired of being needed till I’m missing from the room
Let me breathe, let me step away
I’m not leaving you, I’m trying to stay
If I go quiet, don’t turn it into blame
I’m learning how to hold myself without giving me away
[Bridge]
For once, don’t ask me to be strong
Don’t hand me something else to carry along
I’ll come back clearer, I’ll come back true
But right now the person I’m saving is me too
[Final Chorus]
I need space, not a goodbye
Need a little quiet just to hear my mind
You say you need me, I believe you do
But I’m tired of being needed till I’m missing from the room
Let me breathe, let me step away
I’m not leaving you, I’m trying to stay
If I go quiet, don’t turn it into blame
I’m learning how to hold myself without giving me away
[Outro]
Everybody calling
I’m finally answering me
Give me room to come back whole
Give me room to breathe