Background Extra

[Verse 1]
I’m the kid in the back of the yearbook
Half cut off by the frame
I’m the name they forget when they list out
Who came to the game
I hold doors, I laugh at the right time
I blend into the crowd
I talk low so I don’t take up space
I’m there, but I’m tuned down

[Chorus]
I’m a background extra in my own life
Walking by in every scene
Out of focus on the edge of your eye
Just a shadow on your screen
But I’m learning how to steal one frame
Say my lines and say my name
I’m a background extra in my own life
Till I step into the light

[Verse 2]
You’re the lead with the punchline ready
I’m the friend who feeds you cues
You’re the spark and the center of every
Room that I walk through
But I’m tired of being your soft landing
The quiet safety net
I want sweat, I want risk, I want messy
I want what I don’t get

[Chorus]
I’m a background extra in my own life
Walking by in every scene
Out of focus on the edge of your eye
Just a shadow on your screen
But I’m learning how to steal one frame
Say my lines and say my name
I’m a background extra in my own life
Till I step into the light

[Bridge]
What if I miss a mark on purpose
What if I speak too loud (hey!)
What if I kiss who I’ve been dreaming
Right here in this crowd
What if I write my own direction
Throw out every stage aside
What if I’m the one they’re watching
And I finally feel alive

[Chorus]
I’m a background extra in my own life
But I’m walking to the scene
Pulling focus from the edge of your eye
You can’t cut around me
Yeah I’m breaking out of just one frame
Keeping all the light I claimed
I was background extra in my own life
Now I’m burning through the sky