Lyric

I kept the lights up for everyone

Till I could not see myself

I held the bright side in my hands

And left my own cry on the shelf

You called me late with a broken voice

I found the morning in my tone

I said the kind of hopeful thing

That made you feel less alone

I picked the silver from the lining

And gave it to you like a thread

You slept better after midnight

I stayed awake with what you said

I know the words that keep things floating

I know the smile that makes it pass

But every time I raise the ceiling

I sink a little under that

I kept the lights up for everyone

I held the bright side out so long

I made the sad room feel survivable

Then wondered where my shadow had gone

I lifted every falling feeling

I made the heavy moment shine

I kept the whole world looking forward

And left myself behind

In every group chat I was sunshine

A little heart, a better spin

I typed my trouble into drafts

Then cleared the screen and cheered them in

I made bad news sound like weather

I made the dark sound almost kind

I gave away my better morning

And saved no daylight for my mind

They said I always made things lighter

Like that was proof that I was well

But brightness can become a costume

And no one hears a glowing bell

I kept the lights up for everyone

I held the bright side out so long

I made the sad room feel survivable

Then wondered where my shadow had gone

I lifted every falling feeling

I made the heavy moment shine

I kept the whole world looking forward

And left myself behind

I did not hate the helping

I did not hate being kind

I only wish somebody noticed

I was missing from my life

I kept everyone above water

And never learned to float

I carried hope in both my hands

Until it left my throat

I was positive until I vanished

Smiling where the ache began

I gave the bright side out to everyone

And disappeared in daylight where I stand

I lifted every falling feeling

I made the heavy moment shine

But I cannot be the morning

If I never see mine

The light is warm

The room is clear

I am still here

But barely here