Not Your Average Loner (Jonathan Byers)

Yeah…

I don’t say much

But I see everything

Grew up in the background, cracks in the wall

Secondhand coats, mom crying in the hall

Camera in my hands, I document pain

While they chase attention, I remember names

They call silence weakness, call distance strange

But pressure taught me how to analyze change

I was packing lunches while the world slept in

Reading every glance, yeah, I know where you’ve been

Lost my dad to the bottle, almost lost my brother

So I learned real quick how to look out for others

When the lights flicker out, I don’t freeze or stall

I’ve been living in shadows, yeah, I know them all

I’m not your average loner, don’t confuse the calm

I carry the weight while they panic and run

I don’t need the spotlight, don’t need to be known

I stay standing even when I’m standing alone

I stay quiet, but I’m never unaware

If you need someone solid, I’m already there

Not your average loner, yeah, I’ve always been

Fighting real monsters they don’t believe in

I saw fear before it ever had a name

Saw it in Will’s eyes, saw the static in his brain

They laughed at the warnings, said it’s all in my head

Till the walls started breathing and the lights turned red

I don’t swing first, I study the room

Every threat got a rhythm, every clock spells doom

They chase popularity, I chase what’s real

I don’t pose for the moment, I capture the feel

I love like it’s fragile, like it might disappear

‘Cause loss taught me early nothing stays clear

Face to face with the dark, heart racing still

Ten toes planted, yeah, iron will

I’m not your average loner, don’t confuse the calm

I carry the weight while they panic and run

I don’t need the spotlight, don’t need to be known

I stay standing even when I’m standing alone

I stay quiet, but I’m never unaware

If you need someone solid, I’m already there

Not your average loner, yeah, I’ve always been

Fighting real monsters they don’t believe in

Silence isn’t weakness, it’s control

I survive the pressure, yeah, it sharpened my soul

Not loud

Not flashy

Just ready