the world is loud around me,
voices like a thousand stars,
shining bright, yet distant,
like they're burning from afar.
i’m caught in the noise,
in the pulse, in the haze,
yet in the silence of my mind,
i’m fading through the days.

i am surrounded by constellations,
but i’m the dark between them all,
i see their light but never feel it,
like i’m too small to ever call.
the stars are always watching,
but they don’t know the way i fall,
how i reach for something certain,
only to catch nothing at all.

i’m here, but not really here,
in this crowded, lonely space,
the weight of all their eyes on me,
but i can’t find a single trace
of someone who would see me,
who would know the ache inside,
so i cut into the darkness,
hoping it will let me hide.

they say the stars will save me,
that time will make it right,
but all i’ve seen are burning halos
blinding me from every fight.
i’m caught between the light and shadow,
with a heart that’s far too worn,
too many scars to heal it,
too many battles i’ve ignored.

i’m surrounded, but i’m empty,
the sky’s a thousand miles too wide,
and every star feels colder,
as i fade away inside.