they call it nothing

V9
Eli
03:07
2026-04-07 17:39
contemporary r&b, sensual and focused (intimate, tactile textures), rhodes piano, smooth swung 8th with pocket (groove-focused)
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[Intro]
**Verse 1**
0:09
I held it close like it was breath in my lungs
0:09
Like every beat of my heart came from that one
0:12
Now it’s fading, slipping out of my hands
0:15
And they just watch like they don’t understand
0:17
**Pre-Chorus**
0:20
They say, “You’ll be fine, it’s not that deep”
0:20
But they don’t hear what it took me to keep
0:26
**Chorus**
0:31
They call it nothing, just a phase I’ll outgrow
0:31
But it was everything I’ve ever known
0:36
They say I’m losing my mind over air
0:39
But they weren’t there, they weren’t there
0:42
It kept me breathing when I couldn’t survive
0:44
Now I’m gasping, trying to feel alive
0:46
If this is nothing, then why does it kill?
0:49
Why does it hurt me more than it should?
0:52
**Verse 2**
0:54
They laugh it off like it’s easy to lose
0:54
Like I can just find another excuse
0:57
But it was fire in the coldest nights
1:00
The only thing that made me feel right
1:02
**Pre-Chorus**
1:04
They say, “You’re too much, you’ll be okay”
1:04
But they don’t see what’s slipping away
1:08
**Chorus**
1:14
They call it nothing, just a phase I’ll outgrow
1:14
But it was everything I’ve ever known
1:18
They say I’m losing my mind over air
1:22
But they weren’t there, they weren’t there
1:25
It kept me breathing when I couldn’t survive
1:27
Now I’m gasping, trying to feel alive
1:29
If this is nothing, then why does it kill?
1:32
Why does it hurt me more than it should?
1:35
**Bridge**
1:37
If I’m dramatic, why can’t I stand?
1:37
Why does it feel like I’m losing who I am?
1:40
If it was nothing, why am I breaking?
1:43
Why does the silence feel so suffocating?
1:46
**Breakdown**
1:48
You didn’t see me when I had no light
1:48
You didn’t stay through the endless nights
1:51
So don’t tell me it’s easy to lose
1:54
The only thing that pulled me through
1:56
**Final Chorus**
1:58
They call it nothing, but I’m falling apart
1:58
It was the rhythm inside of my heart
2:01
They say I’ll heal, that I’ll be okay
2:04
But they don’t feel what I feel today
2:07
It kept me breathing, gave me a reason to try
2:10
Now I’m learning how to say goodbye
2:11
If this is nothing, then what was I?
2:12
Just someone barely staying alive...They call it nothing…
2:13
But it was my life.
2:14