Remember Me

[Verse 1]
When I’m lost, will you still know my name?
Will you see past my smile and the tears I can’t explain?
I’ve been carrying storms that I never let show,
Trying to hide all the hurt that I hold.
I’m sorry for the nights I pushed you away,
For the words I couldn’t find, for the things I couldn’t say.

When I'm lost, will you notice the change?
Or just tell me I'm different and walk away?
I've been carrying storms that I hide in my chest,
Saying, "I'm fine," when I can't even rest.

I'm sorry for the nights I pushed you away,
For the things I couldn't tell you, the words I couldn't say.
I never meant to make you feel like you failed,
I just got so tired of explaining myself.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I don't know when I stopped feeling seen,
Or how I became someone I don't wanna be.

[Chorus]

Remember me, remember who I was,
Before all the hurt, before losing trust.
Before every smile became something I'd fake,
Before I forgot how much more I could take.

I'm sorry for the tears that I never explained,
For the times you asked what was wrong and I said nothing again.
I wish you could hear what I can't make you see,
There's so much more hurting inside of me.

[Verse 2]

My coat's on the hook, but I'm somewhere else,
Sitting in silence, at war with myself.
The old songs still play, but they don't sound the same,
And the things that once mattered just don't ease the pain.

I'm sorry to the people I've let down along the way,
For the nights I went quiet when I had so much to say.
You gave me your love, and I tried to give mine,
But some days I'm so tired I can't even try.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I hate that I'm hurting the ones that I love,
When I'm already struggling to be enough.

[Chorus]

Remember me, remember who I was,
Before all the hurt, before losing trust.
Before every smile became something I'd fake,
Before I forgot how much more I could take.

I'm sorry for the tears that I never explained,
For the times you asked what was wrong and I said nothing again.
I wish you could hear what I can't make you see,
There's so much more hurting inside of me.

[Bridge — Almost whispered, guitar only]

I don't need the perfect words,
I don't need you to understand it all.
I just wish you'd see the difference
Between being quiet and being okay at all.

I'm tired of saying sorry,
Tired of pretending I'm alright.
Tired of being scared to tell the truth
When somebody asks me every night.

And maybe you'll never know
How heavy these days can be.
I just wish, for once, somebody
Would look a little closer at me.

[Final Chorus — Voice cracking, gentle piano enters]

Remember me, remember who I am,
Not just the mistakes or the times that I ran.
I'm still that kid with a heart full of dreams,
Even if I'm not who I used to be.

I'm sorry if my silence has hurt you somehow,
I'm sorry I can't find all the right words right now.
I don't know the answers, don't know what comes next,
I just know I'm exhausted from hiding what's left.

[Outro — Soft guitar, long pauses between lines]

The porch light is on, and the night's turning cold,
I've got so many stories I've never once told.
There's a song on the radio we used to sing,
And I wonder when everything started changing.

I wish I could tell you what's going on inside,
Without feeling ashamed, without wanting to hide.
I wish you could hear me beneath all the noise…

Remember me
Before I forgot my own voice.

Remember me
On the days I can't explain.

I'm still trying to find the words
For all this hurt I cannot name.