Invisible in the Dark

(Verse 1)

Staring at the ceiling in the quiet of my room,

The morning sun just washes in a heavy wave of gloom.

I lie beneath the blankets with a weight upon my chest,

Wondering why I wake up feeling even less at rest.

(Verse 2)

I open up my phone and scroll through endless video clips,

While tears I cannot measure slowly trickle to my lips.

The sad stories on the screen just echo how I feel inside,

A quiet dark place where I constantly choose to hide.

(Verse 3)

Old memories start playing like a movie in my mind,

Things I shouldn’t think about, the painful kind.

They replay on a loop, every word and every mistake,

Keeping me trapped in a sorrow I can never break.

(Chorus)

Every single night I lie awake and start to cry,

Asking the empty darkness for a reason why.

I feel completely invisible to everyone around,

Like I am walking through a world where I make no sound.

(Verse 4)

I feel like a heavy burden to my boyfriend every day,

Fearing that he’d rather turn his eyes the other way.

I tell myself he’d rather play his video games instead,

Even if it isn’t true, the thought stays in my head.

(Verse 5)

I worry that he doesn’t really want to talk to me,

That I am just a bother and a mess he has to see.

I hold back every message because I feel so out of place,

Scared that I am taking up his time and his space.

(Chorus)

Every single night I lie awake and start to cry,

Asking the empty darkness for a reason why.

I feel completely invisible to everyone around,

Like I am walking through a world where I make no sound.

(Verse 6)

My brothers walk right past me like I’m made of clear glass,

Ignoring every single sentence that I try to pass.

My mom and my grandparents seem so distant and so far,

No matter where I am, I feel like a faded star.

(Verse 7)

I look at all my friends and feel like I don’t belong,

Like I’m no longer part of them, like everything is wrong.

They move on together while I’m left out on the side,

With nowhere left to go and no place left to hide.

(Bridge)

I’m convinced that everybody finds me in their way,

Just a problem, a nobody, with nothing good to say.

So I isolate myself and lock my bedroom door,

Sitting in the corner on the cold, lonely floor.

(Chorus)

Every single night I lie awake and start to cry,

Asking the empty darkness for a reason why.

I feel completely invisible to everyone around,

Like I am walking through a world where I make no sound.

(Outro)

My confidence is gone, and I feel so completely small,

Wondering if anyone would notice if I fall.

So I stay inside my room while the silent tears flow,

Feeling like a stranger to everyone I know.

Melancholic Bedroom Pop, Slow Indie Ballad, 72 BPM, Sad Female Vocal, Soft Felt Piano, Subtle Acoustic Guitar Arpeggio, Lo-Fi Vinyl Hiss, Atmospheric Reverb, Intimate Close-Mic Singing, Emotional Vulnerability, Somber and Spooky Synths