[Intro - Whispered, Dark Piano]
Yeah…
Tell me why I’m always second place
Why I’m always the one they replace
Yeah…
[Verse 1]
I been giving out my heart like it’s something I can spare
Tryna be enough for people who were never really there
Every time I think this one could finally be different
I’m watching from the sidelines while somebody else is winning
I’m the shoulder when they cry, I’m the call when they’re alone
But I’m never in the picture when they find a place called home
And I tell myself it doesn’t hurt, I lie just to survive
But every goodbye cuts deeper every single time
Tell me what I’m doing wrong, I’ve been asking way too long
I know the love I give is real, so why don’t I belong
[Pre-Chorus - Build]
Maybe I’m too kind
Maybe I care too much
Maybe they see my heart
And think it won’t get crushed
Maybe they don’t know
Good men break too
Maybe they don’t see
I bleed like you
[Beat Cut]
[Chorus - BASS DROP, HEAVY 808, RAGE]
I’m tired of being second place
Watching everybody walk away
Giving all my love and getting pain
Every single time it’s all the same
I got a heart
I got feelings too
I break the same way
That you do
So tell me why I’m never the one they choose
Why do I always lose
Why do I always lose
[Verse 2 - Harder]
I know I’m not perfect, I got scars and mistakes
But I gave more than I took every step that I made
Maybe that’s the problem, maybe that’s why I fall
People love what I give but don’t love me at all
I’m tired of being lesson, never the place they stay
Tired of watching someone else take everything away
While I sit with these questions I can’t figure out
Why I’m always the one they leave without a doubt
And I still believe in love after all that I’ve seen
After all the broken promises that cut through me
[Bridge - Beat Fades, Reverb]
How many times can a heart break
Before it finally gives up
How many times can you lose someone
Before you’ve had enough
I don’t wanna be bitter
I don’t wanna let go
But every time I open up
I end up alone
[Screamed Bridge - Build to Drop]
I’M NOT A BACKUP PLAN
I’M NOT YOUR SECOND TRY
I’M NOT THE GUY YOU NEED
WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE DIES
I’M A HEART
I’M A SOUL
I’M NOT MEANT TO BE REPLACED
AND I’M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE
I WAS MADE FOR SECOND PLACE
[FINAL CHORUS - BIG BASS DROP]
I’m tired of being second place
Watching everybody walk away
Giving all my love and getting pain
Every single time it’s all the same
I got a heart
I got feelings too
I break the same way
That you do
So tell me why I’m never the one they choose
Why do I always lose
Why do I always lose
[Outro - Piano Only]
Maybe one day
Someone will choose me first
Until then I guess I’ll learn
What it feels like to hurt…
