Alone in the Crowd

[Intro] [Verse 1] The chatter rises, a meaningless sound Just static buzzing all around I see the patterns, the moves they make Predictable choices, for comfort's sake They laugh at nothing, content and bland While I stand silent, trying to understand [Chorus] Oh, it's lonely up here inside my head With thoughts too heavy, too many threads Connecting dots they'll never see This constant ache of being me Too smart to join in, too sad to pretend Just watching the beginning of the end [Verse 2] They chase the moment, the fleeting high Never asking the deeper why Shallow conversations, surface deep While secrets in my mind I keep Ideas spark, complex and bright But met with vacant stares, no shared light [Chorus] Oh, it's lonely up here inside my head With thoughts too heavy, too many threads Connecting dots they'll never see This constant ache of being me Too smart to join in, too sad to pretend Just watching the beginning of the end [Bridge] Is it a curse, this sight so clear? To see the void, the hidden fear? The mediocrity, the wasted breath A quiet dance with living death I long for someone, just one mind Who sees the world I left behind [Chorus] Oh, it's lonely up here inside my head With thoughts too heavy, too many threads Connecting dots they'll never see This constant ache of being me Too smart to join in, too sad to pretend Just watching the beginning of the end [Outro]