[Verse 1]
Spring air through an open screen
Brand new sheets, but I don’t know what it means
Sunlight dancing on a quiet floor
I learned real young not to talk much anymore
Cul-de-sac, riding in circles
Fast as hell but going nowhere on purpose
Creek water, crawdads in my hand
Little king of a nowhere land
[Pre-Chorus]
Top of the class, they said I was gifted
But no one saw how the silence shifted
[Chorus]
Nobody knew I was lonely inside
Smiling loud but I had nowhere to hide
Undefeated on the field, I was gold
But no one ever asked how I’d hold
All that quiet… all that weight
A kid too smart just learning to wait
For someone to see what I never showed
Nobody knew… so nobody knows
[Verse 2]
TV rolling in the classroom light
Challenger falling from the sky that night
Everyone froze, I just stared ahead
Something cracked but nothing was said
Second base with dirt on my knees
Football nights, yeah we never lost a season
Cocky grin but I stayed real still
‘Cause at home you learn what silence can kill
[Pre-Chorus]
Too damn smart for the lines they drew
So I broke the rules like I always do
[Chorus]
Nobody knew I was lonely inside
Skipped those halls just to feel alive
Arcade lights and a Burger King crown
Whole damn world but I still felt down
All that quiet… all that weight
A kid outgrowing every cage they made
Running fast but stuck in place
Nobody saw behind my face
[Bridge]
GT bike and a runaway mind
Mall lights glowing like a different life
Printed “NOT” just to watch it burn
Guess I always needed something to turn
Chaos calling but I stayed unseen
Somewhere lost between loud and clean
Just a kid with a storm held tight
Learning how to disappear in plain sight
[Final Chorus]
Nobody knew I was lonely inside
Not the wins, not the laughs, not the pride
From the creek to the field to the screen
I was there… but never seen
All that quiet… built this soul
Every crack made the story whole
You hear it now, but back then it showed,
Nobody knew…