
[Verse 1]
I laugh in rooms where no one hears,
Smile wide to hide the quiet years.
I wave at friends who walk right past,
Guess I learned how not to last.

[Pre-Chorus]
These shoes still dance though the floor is bare,
I sing out loud, but they don’t care.

[Chorus]
I’m a living ghost in a room full of life,
Invisible soul in broad daylight.
Clapping on beat to a crowd that’s not there,
Spinning in circles, alone in the air.
You never see what the shadows would show—
This heart waits hopefully, quietly, alone.

[Verse 2]
The jokes I tell land soft and flat,
They echo back with no laugh track.
My voice blends into wallpaper blue,
I disappear right out of view.

[Pre-Chorus]
Still I sing this happy tune,
While feeling alone in a crowded room.

[Chorus]
I’m a living ghost in a room full of life,
Invisible soul in broad daylight.
Clapping on beat to a crowd that’s not there,
Spinning in circles, alone in the air.
You never see what the shadows would show—
This heart waits hopefully, quietly, alone.

[Bridge]
So raise a glass to the ones you don’t see,
To the loudest silence and the quietest screams.
I’ll fade with a grin, still playing along,
‘Cause even sad hearts can sing happy songs.

[Final Chorus]
I’m a living ghost in a room full of life.
Invisible soul in broad daylight.
Tap-dancing pain in a four-chord disguise,
Laughing while tears fill up both of my eyes.
You never see what the shadows would show—
This heart waits hopefully, quietly, alone.

What the Shadows Would Show

I'm not a musician.  But I feel the music that I cannot create. I write the lyrics from scenes in my short stories. plays, novellas, and novels as "emotional scaffolding". And even then, I don't consider myself a writer, but a storyteller.

If you think my songs aren't commercial grade, you're probably right. 

But if you enjoyed any of them, that makes me happy. 

What the Shadows Would Show

Jeremy Brown