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