From The Nosebleeds

[Verse 1]

Whole room loud

I'm quiet in the corner

Scrolling through lives

Like I’m stuck at the border

You laugh with your friends

I learn you by the angles

Profile, half-smile

Necklace always tangled

You move through the crowd

Like it’s already yours

I drink from my cup

Count cracks in the floor

I know your order

Your Tuesday routine

But you don’t know my name

Only seen what I’ve seen

[Chorus]

I’m in the nosebleeds

Watching your life like a rerun

Clapping for scenes

That I’m never really in on

You’re in the front row

Bright as the screen in a dark room

I’m just a shadow

Fading the second you walk through

I’m in the nosebleeds

Wishing these stairs would run downward

If I say “hi”

Would I shatter this safe hurt?

[Verse 2]

Friends say, “shoot your shot”

I just reload excuses

Tongue tied, dry throat

Heart full of bruises

I see you go home

Street two blocks over

Keys in your left hand

Right holds your shoulder

You look up at clouds

Like you’re asking for answers

Maybe you’re lonely

Too tired of dancers

We’re breathing the same air

Sharing the same sky

But you talk to the stars

More than I ever try

[Chorus]

I’m in the nosebleeds

Watching your life like a rerun

Clapping for scenes

That I’m never really in on

You’re in the front row

Bright as the screen in a dark room

I’m just a shadow

Fading the second you walk through

I’m in the nosebleeds

Wishing these stairs would run downward

If I say “hi”

Would I shatter this safe hurt?

[Bridge]

Maybe one day

You’ll turn around, see me

Like, “how long you been there?”

I’ll say, “longer than I should be” (yeah)

Till then I’ll sit still

Let the crowd keep roaring

Saving a three-word

“Hi, I’m—”

For some morning

[Chorus]

I’m in the nosebleeds

Watching your life like a rerun

Clapping for scenes

That I’m never really in on

You’re in the front row

Bright as the screen in a dark room

I’m just a shadow

Fading the second you walk through

I’m in the nosebleeds

Tracing your name in the night air

If I step down

Promise myself I’ll stay there