[Verse 1] Your midnight call, I know the drill You need somebody, so I sit real still Let you spill your heart across the line While all my little problems wait in line I send the voice note, say you'll be okay Make up the words I wish someone would say You tell me I'm a light when everything gets rough I wish you knew how hard it is to keep that up [Pre-Chorus] I've been everybody's almost-answer Everybody's calm in the disaster Now the smallest sound feels like a demand And I don't know how to say I can't [Chorus] I can't keep glowing for everyone Can't be the moon when I've got no sun I can't keep showing up all bright and fine When I'm running out of myself a little at a time I still care, I just can't always be there Can't hold every heartbreak like it's mine to repair I'm not turning cold, I'm just trying to breathe I can't keep giving what I don't have in me [Verse 2] Three unread messages, I watch them glow Type out "I'm sorry," then I let it go I know they're waiting for the usual me The one who always knows what to say, what to be But I have days when I can't find the words When every little worry feels a little worse And asking for help feels strangely out of place Like I need permission just to take up space [Pre-Chorus] I've been everybody's safe arrival Never learned to ask for my own survival I know how to listen, how to understand But I freeze when someone asks me where I stand [Chorus] I can't keep glowing for everyone Can't be the moon when I've got no sun I can't keep showing up all bright and fine When I'm running out of myself a little at a time I still care, I just can't always be there Can't hold every heartbreak like it's mine to repair I'm not turning cold, I'm just trying to breathe I can't keep giving what I don't have in me [Bridge] (Ooh-ooh, I don't know how) How do I tell you that I'm not okay? When I've been the one who makes it all okay How do I ask you to stay for a while Without putting on that familiar smile? [Final Chorus] (Ooh, I'm trying, I'm trying) I can't keep glowing for everyone Can't be the moon (not tonight) when I've got no sun I can't keep showing up all bright and fine When I'm running out of myself a little at a time (I still care!) I still care, I just can't always be there Can't hold every heartbreak like it's mine to repair I'm not turning cold (no, no), I'm just trying to breathe I can't keep giving what I don't have in me
