Verse 1
I walk the streets with borrowed light,
A picture framed for someone’s sight.
Smiles on faces, perfect and small—
A thousand windows, none of them mine at all.

Pre-Chorus
We act the parts that others write,
Hide the edges, hide the fight.
Under neon, under glass,
Something honest waits to pass.

Chorus
For all the world to see
For all the world to be
For all the world to love
But for me

Verse 2
They take our names and bill them bright,
Sell us stories dressed up for night.
I learn to nod, I learn to play,
Forget the map that shows my way.

Pre-Chorus
But in a quiet corner of the day,
A softer truth might find a way.
A hand, a word, a light not planned—
Small rebellions by an open hand.

Chorus
For all the world to see
For all the world to be
For all the world to love
But for me

Bridge (spoken, intimate)
Not for the applause, not for the frame,
Not for the headline or someone’s name.
I want a place where I can stay—
Tender, untidy, simply made.

Verse 3
So leave a note on a porch tonight,
Share your coat with someone in the cold.
These little truths are how we start
Turning quiet pieces into heart.

Chorus (layered, aching)
For all the world to see
For all the world to be
For all the world to love
But for me

Outro (fade, single whispered line)
For the world to be…
But for me. No