Dumb Fuck in the Room

I came in late with my collar bent
Shoes too loud for the floor I’m on
They all speak like they’ve been here years
Like they never got it wrong
I spill my coffee, I miss my cue
Say the quiet part too soon
Every grin feels rehearsed and tuned
I’m the dumb fuck in the room

But I didn’t come for applause tonight
Didn’t come to play it smooth
I came ’cause something inside me said
“It’s time to start over new”

I’m the dumb fuck in the room again
Trying not to fake it through
Everyone here learned how to swim
By drowning a little too
Yeah, I’m the dumb fuck in the room
But I showed up, didn’t I?
I’d rather look foolish chasing a dream
Than clever letting life pass by

They’ve got shorthand jokes and history
And names I don’t yet know
I nod along like I belong
But the truth is I’m moving slow
Every question I ask feels loud
Like it echoes off the walls
But how the hell do you learn to fly
If you never risk the fall?

I got tired of knowing the answers
Of living inside what I knew
So if I look lost in this wide-open moment
It’s just me making room

I’m the dumb fuck in the room again
Trying not to fake it through
Everyone here learned how to swim
By drowning a little too
Yeah, I’m the dumb fuck in the room
But I showed up, didn’t I?
I’d rather look foolish chasing a dream
Than clever letting life pass by

I wore my fear like a weathered coat
Too heavy, but it kept me warm
Let it whisper who I wasn’t yet
Let it shape me into form
But fear never carried me forward
Never taught my heart to run
So turn it up, let the wrong notes ring
If this is growing, let it hum

I’m the dumb fuck in the room again
Trying not to fake it through
Everyone here learned how to swim
By drowning a little too
Yeah, I’m the dumb fuck in the room
But I showed up, didn’t I?
I’d rather look foolish chasing a dream
Than clever letting life pass by

So laugh if you want, I’ll still be here
Trying again tomorrow afternoon
Just a fool with a hopeful heart
The dumb fuck in the room