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Verse 1
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I’d talk about mornings before the alarms,
How quiet hope can be in gentle arms ---
How the world wakes up in colors soft and strange,
And I wonder if I’ll ever really change. 

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Pre-Chorus
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I’d say I notice beauty where others rush by,
A crack in the pavement, a cloud in the sky. 

[
Chorus
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No one ever asks about the silence when I’m laughing,
Or the dreams I never chase because they’re quietly unraveling.
I hold a thousand stories folded up behind my eyes,
What I’d say if you asked --- if you’d only look, not pass me by. 

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Verse 2
]:

I’d tell you I’m haunted by simple things ---
A photograph fading, a melody that clings.
Not every wish deserves to come true,
Some are better as secrets hidden from view. 

[
Pre-Chorus
]:

But I’d confess it’s lonely, even in a crowd,
How you can be unseen though you’re speaking out loud. 

[
Chorus
]:

No one ever asks about the silence when I’m laughing,
Or the dreams I never chase because they’re quietly unraveling.
I hold a thousand stories folded up behind my eyes,
What I’d say if you asked --- if you’d only look, not pass me by. 

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Bridge
]:

I want to talk about fears that never grew fangs,
And maps of my heart with unsung place names.
About the peace I find in unfinished art,
And how sometimes I’m grateful for falling apart. 

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Verse 3
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So I’ll keep these words --- my quiet parade,
Hope someone listens to what I never say. 

[
Outro
]:

What I’d say if you asked is simple but true:
There’s a universe inside me, waiting for you.

Not Pass Me By [A]

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