They say silence means you're okay
They never ask what it costs

My phone lights up, but it's never my name
Faces everywhere, still I feel erased
I talk to ceilings late at night
They don't judge, they don't reply
I learned how to laugh on schedule
How to look fine when I'm unstable
Loneliness doesn't beg or shout
It just waits until you burn out

Days drag on, nights sink deep
I stay busy so I don't feel weak
If I slow down, I lose my ground
So I keep

I'm alone even in the middle of noise
Every sound dies when I need a voice
This quiet cuts where no one sees
I'm falling apart discreetly
I'm alone and it's wearing me down
Holding things I never let out
I don't want sympathy tonight
Just proof I'm not invisible inside

No arms to fall into
Wide awake, nothing to hold

I don't crave crowds, I crave real
Something honest, something I can feel
They ask you good? Out of routine
I say yeah, it's easier than the truth between
Empty room, but my head won't rest
Thoughts stacked heavy on my chest
I've learned to live with the pain alone
Act like it doesn't follow me home

Every night stretches longer than the last
I hide my feelings, lock them fast
If I speak, will it disappear?

I'm alone even in the middle of noise
Every sound dies when I need a voice
This quiet cuts where no one sees
I'm falling apart discreetly
I'm alone and it's wearing me down
Holding things I never let out
I don't want sympathy tonight
Just proof I'm not invisible inside

If I stepped away for a while
Would anyone feel the space?
I'm not asking to be rescued
Just to not feel erased

I'm alone, but I'm still breathing
Still here, still quietly healing
Maybe pain isn't proof of defeat
Maybe it's part of me
I'm alone, but I didn't fade
I lived through nights I never explained
Even if no one calls my name
I stayed, I stayed

Loneliness doesn't bruise the skin
It changes the shape of the room