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I appeared out of the dark after your father passed
 I stood and took the place of all that emptiness
 You said that you never thought that god existed
 But someone had to answer to coincidences
 So we'll just play it safe
 And we'll forget that we ever had any questions
 I said I'd give you everything I had
 When I had nothing left
 But I might just bring you down
 I went from filling to becoming all that emptiness
 That I saw inside you
 And I would stay if I could just learn to shut my mouth
 'Cause everything I say just makes it so much worse
 I work my hands down to the bone
 So everything I touch just feels like stone
 Well, yeah, I sold myself short
 You don't need me
 No one does
 Because I'm nothing, I'm no one
 I don't care if I make it
 I'm stranded, I'm nowhere
 I'm straight up sinking
 I'm not letting anyone bother trying to patch these leaks
 There's nothing to hold, there's nothing to keep
 My ship has sailed
 I got stranded before the storm took over
 There's only one way out
 I was so tempted to give in a head for clearer weather
 But there's a knot in my gut that screams,
 "You won't end up closer."
 There's only one way out
 And it's the hardest one to take
 And I'm not scared
 No, I'm not
 Because I'm nothing, I'm no one
 I don't care if I make it
 I'm stranded, I'm nowhere
 I'm straight up sinking
 I'm not letting anyone bother trying to patch these leaks
 There's nothing to hold, there's nothing to keep
 And I prayed every single night before I slept
 And now there's just no one to talk to.