Invisible in the Crowd

Verse

I’m the friend who cracks the joke too fast,

So no one can notice the ache that lasts.

The girl who smiles, who plays along,

Whose laughter hides where she feels wrong.

I’m the backdrop, I’m the stage,

The comfort seat, the comic page.

The one you call when your heart is sore,

But never the one you’re reaching for.

Verse

They say I’m brave for being me,

But they don’t know what I don’t let them see.

They don’t notice when my chest feels tight,

Or the way I cry myself to sleep at night.

My body’s a punchline, my face a disguise,

I laugh so they won’t see tears in my eyes.

And if they slipped—if they dared to fall—

I’d be the joke, the shame of it all.

Chorus

I’m the fat, funny friend, the less pretty face,

The girl who stands just out of place.

The one you need but never adore,

The one who gives but is always ignored.

Verse

I’m the shadow in their photograph,

I hold the camera, I make them laugh.

I’m the safe one, the sidekick, the cheer in the crowd,

I talk too big so I’m never too loud.

I’m the girl who knows she’ll never be picked,

Who learns to hide so the pain won’t stick.

I keep it inside, where it quietly grows,

Behind the smile that nobody knows.

Bridge

Do you know what it feels like

To be invisible in a crowded room?

To hear your name only when

They need someone to take the picture?

To laugh so hard your stomach hurts

Because if you don’t,

Someone else will laugh at you first?

Verse

I wear the mask, I play the role,

The funny friend with a hollow soul.

They shine so bright, they steal the scene,

While I pretend I don’t want to be seen.

I’m the less pretty friend, the “sweet” one they say,

The one they forget by the end of the day.

And if a tear dared trace my skin,

They’d mock the weakness it lived within.

Chorus

I’m the fat, funny friend, the less pretty face,

The girl who stands just out of place.

The one you lean on, but never adore,

The one who stays but is wanting for more.

Outro

One day I’ll break, I’ll claim my name,

Step from the shadow, refuse the shame.

I’ll let the tears come, I’ll let them fall—

And I won’t be afraid of them laughing at all.

Because I’m more than a joke,

More than a friend.

I’m the girl in the mirror—

And this isn’t the end