[Verse 1]
I can tell when your jaw gets tight
Hear the storm in a half-turned sigh
I can read every line on your face
But I skip the pages in mine
I show up like a steady chair
Hold your weight till the room feels light
Then I’m walking home through my own blank air
Asking
“Was I there
Or just… nice?”
[Chorus]
Built empathy before identity
I feel you more than I feel me
Hands out
Heart loud
But I stay unnamed
Every mirror’s just a window frame
I can hold the world so carefully
Then come back empty
Quietly
Built empathy before identity
Tell me
Where do I begin?
[Verse 2]
I can sense when your hope runs thin
Pour my care like a second skin
Masking tape over all your cracks
But I never check where I’m split at
I confuse being needed with being seen
Let your moods repaint my meaning
If you’re alright then I must be fine
Till the silence says I’ve crossed some line
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I’m so attuned I vanish
A borrowed shape
A borrowed stance
Who am I when the phone stays dark?
When there’s no one else to ask?
I don’t know where I’m bleeding
‘Cause I’ve watched your wounds instead
I’m a stranger to my aching
But I know your hurt by heart
By head
[Chorus]