I speak yet silence answers back, A voice that fades, A heart that cracks I give my all, But still it seems I'm only present in my dreams. I laugh aloud, But none can hear, A quiet cry beneath the cheer. I stand in a crowd yet feel alone A shadow searching for a home They love the thought, But not me A ghost of what I wish to be. And thought I smile to hide the pain The tears keep falling like the rain How cruel if feels to always stay, Yet never have someone who prays, To choose me first, To call mine just once, To matter... Just one time