I Forgot How to Come Back

Verse 1

Seven years old at the fence line

Watching them pick teams

No one calls my name out loud

I count the blades of grass for a while

Pre-Chorus

Learned that silence keeps me safe

Learned that words just float away

Chorus

Nobody missed me

Nobody looked back

I got so good at disappearing

That I forgot how to come back

Nobody missed me

I wore it like a coat

And now I flinch when someone says my name

Like it's a joke I already know

Verse 2

In the group chat I type and delete

Every message twice

They're all laughing at some thread

And I'm watching from the side again

Pre-Chorus

They say they like me when I'm there

But I never quite believe them

Chorus

Nobody missed me

Nobody looked back

I got so good at disappearing

That I forgot how to come back

Nobody missed me

I wore it like a coat

And now I flinch when someone says my name

Like it's a joke I already know

Bridge

Backup friend is still a friend

That's what I tell myself at night

But every empty chair I fill

Was never meant to hold me right

Chorus

Nobody missed me

Nobody looked back

I got so good at disappearing

That I forgot how to come back

Nobody missed me

I wore it like a coat

Now I'm learning how to stay

When somebody says I'm welcome

And means it anyway