Ghost in the Room

[Intro] [Verse 1] I was there for the picture, just out of the frame, Close enough to the moment, never part of the same. I stood by the doorway, kept out of the way, Like I’d wandered inside on the wrong kind of day. I learned how to smile, learned when to stay still, Learned not to ask for more than I was given. I stayed in the background, quiet and small, Like a shadow that falls on the side of the wall. [Chorus] I was there, just passing through, Like a name on the list they never used. Never tied to the moment, never held tight, Just coming and going through the edges of life. I don’t say it angry, I don’t say it loud— I was a ghost in the room, Fading in the crowd. [Verse 2] I drifted through birthdays, tables and chairs, Always a place, but no one would care. They talked like I’d leave when the night ran thin, Like I wasn’t part of where it had been. I wasn’t the memory they’d carry along, Just someone who showed up and never stayed long. I learned how to linger, learned how to move, Without making a sound when it was time to lose. [Chorus] I was there, just passing through, Like a name on the list they never used. Never tied to the moment, never held tight, Just coming and going through the edges of life. I don’t say it angry, I don’t say it loud— I was a ghost in the room, Fading in the crowd. [Bridge] Some folks are close, but never reach, Some doors stay open, but never speak. You don’t walk away mad, you don’t make a scene— You just stop believing in what might’ve been. [Final Chorus] I was there, and that’s enough now, No seat at the table, no reason to bow. I quit waiting on something that never came true, Found peace in the leaving, like I always knew. I don’t blame ’em now, I don’t need it out loud— I was a ghost in the room… And I faded on out. [Outro]