

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro – low, intimate] (breathy, almost spoken) Ooh… Yeah… Verse 1 Been running in circles I don’t recognize Sleeping for hours but I’m dead inside I carry these secrets like bricks in my chest Smile in the mirror, but I’m still a mess I tried to be solid, tried to be strong But somewhere between right and wrong I lost the part of me that knew my name Now I just numb it out, hoping it fades Pre-Chorus I feel it creeping up my spine Every bad habit, every wasted night I keep saying I’ll be fine But I don’t even know who I am tonight Chorus Sorry, but I haven’t been home Yeah, I’ve been gone way too long I’m looking like somebody else Somebody I don’t know I don’t know… Sorry, but I haven’t been home I’m tired of carrying this alone Can somebody take my place Just for a while I’m worn out Trying to live this life Verse 2 Feels like there’s no door out of this room Just a thousand reasons to stay confused I burned myself trying to feel okay Now every white lie’s catching flames Ain’t nobody ever fooled me worse Than the voice in my head when it hurts I keep chasing peace in the wrong damn places Yeah, I know better — still I chase it Pre-Chorus 2 These walls are closing in on me Every step feels heavier I swear I’m trying just to breathe But I’m sinking deeper Chorus Sorry, but I haven’t been home Yeah, I’ve been gone way too long I’m looking like somebody else Somebody I don’t know I don’t know… Sorry, but I haven’t been home I’m tired of carrying this alone Can somebody take my place Just for a while I’m worn out Trying to live this life [Bridge – half-time, spoken/sung] I don’t feel sad, I don’t feel mad That’s what scares me the most I’ve been numb so long I forgot how hope feels I ain’t chasing highs I ain’t running from pain I just wanna feel like myself again Yeah… just myself again [Final Chorus – BIG, gospel-layered] Sorry, but I haven’t been home I’ve been lost way too long I’m turning into someone I don’t even know Sorry, but I haven’t been home I swear I’m trying to find my way back If there’s still a piece of me left I hope he’s waiting Yeah… [Outro – stripped back] Ooh… So here’s to the man I used to be Yeah… Hope he’s still inside of me
Tags
Soul-pop / modern gospel-tinged confession,male ,raspy soulful tenor
3:57
No
1/26/2026