I walk in like I own the place
Wearing smiles like armor on my face
Laugh a little too loud, talk a little too fast
Like I’m not haunted by the past
My hands shake just out of sight
I rehearse my words every night
Pretending I’m someone you’d admire
But it’s paper walls around a fire
I'm louder than silence, but quieter inside
A king in the mirror that I know never lied
I fill up the room just to feel less alone
But the echo reminds me I’m flesh, not stone
All this bravado, it’s smoke in the breeze
And I’m choking on everything I tried to be
I'm a nobody, nobody to you
I'm a nobody, nobody to you
I make eye contact like a game
As if I’m not breaking from the strain
Compliments roll off my tongue with ease
While I beg inside for someone to see me
I tell stories with perfect flair
But every punchline's a subtle prayer
That maybe you won’t ask too much
'Cause I'm hollow beneath the bluff
I'm louder than silence, but quieter inside
A king in the mirror that I know never lied
I fill up the room just to feel less alone
But the echo reminds me I’m flesh, not stone
All this bravado, it’s smoke in the breeze
And I’m choking on everything I tried to be
I'm a nobody, nobody to you
I'M A NOBODY! NOBODY TO YOU!
I’m the joke that no one hears
Drowning in the applause I fear
I’d trade every laugh, every nod I’ve earned
To just be real and not get burned
I'm louder than silence, but screaming for peace
This mask is a cage where I’m dying for release
I fill up the room with a shimmering show
But the quiet still tells me what I already know
I’m no one special, just good at the act
Another lost soul slipping through the cracks
I'm a nobody, nobody to you
I'm a nobody, nobody to you
So clap for the mask, not the man beneath
He’s too afraid to let you see his grief...
