Everything but Me

He gave everything to please – until there was nothing left.
A quiet ballad of self-erasure, fading identity, and the haunting silence that follows when you lose yourself trying to be enough for everyone else.

Verse 1
In the dim light, shadows start to breathe
Fragments of a man, left underneath
Whispers in the dark, wearing down my name
I gave too much away - now I'm not the same

Verse 2
Every smile I faked, every need I hid
Every “yes” I gave, just to make them live
The mirror knows me, but not who I was
I traded truth for their applause

Chorus
I’m the shadow of me, hollow and thin
A ghost in my skin, where fire once lived in
All I gave to please, all I thought they'd see
Left me with nothing – everything but me

Verse 3
I wore their hopes like armor made of glass
Each step I took was just a way to pass
Through a world that asked for more than soul
And left me standing, half – but never whole

Bridge
Through the fog I walk, but I don’t arrive
Their voices echo, but I’m not alive
I disappear where the dim light glows
And no one sees the man it stole

Chorus
I’m the shadow of me, fading each day
A smile for the crowd, but I’m slipping away
All I gave to please, all I used to be
Left me with silence - everything but me

Solo

Outro
In the dim light, I whisper my name
But nothing answers - it all sounds the same