Nobody Knows

Verse 1

I tell them that I'm doing fine
Like I've got everything under control
I laugh when they ask where I've been
Say I'm just taking it slow

But they don't see the lights go out
At three in the morning alone
When I'm staring at the ceiling
Wondering if I'm getting close

Pre-Chorus

How many times can you start again
When nobody's waiting to see?
How do you keep believing in something
When you're the only one who believes?

Chorus

Nobody knows
How many nights I fought alone
Nobody knows
How close I came to letting go

They'll see the light if I make it through
They'll love the story when it all comes true
But nobody knows
Nobody knows
What it took to get this far

Verse 2

They see the plans, they hear the dreams
They think they know where I'm gonna go
But they don't know the doors that closed
Or all the times I had to start from zero

I've watched the days turn into years
Chasing something I can't explain
And every time I think I'm done
Something inside says try again

Pre-Chorus

Maybe I'm scared that I'm wasting time
Maybe I'm scared they're right
But I would rather lose while chasing this
Than spend my whole life wondering why

Chorus

Nobody knows
How many nights I fought alone
Nobody knows
How close I came to letting go

They'll see the light if I make it through
They'll love the story when it all comes true
But nobody knows
Nobody knows
What it took to get this far

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh
Nobody knows

Oh-oh
How close I came

Oh-oh
But I'm still here

I'm still here

Bridge

Maybe one day they'll say my name
Like they always knew I'd find my way
But I remember every empty room
Every night I had nothing to prove

And if I ever reach that place
I'll look back at who I was today
The one who had no guarantee
But still refused to walk away

Final Chorus

Nobody knows
How many nights I fought alone
Nobody knows
How close I came to letting go

Maybe they'll see me standing there
Maybe they'll never know the prayers
The doubts, the fear, the roads I chose

But I'll know
I'll know

Nobody knows
What it took to get this far

Outro

But I'm still here
I'm still here