Because of You (Addy) — Summary

Ray.Inspired

Nothing matters, Nothing's left unseen. Nothing changed, I'm still the same.

Fly away, Leave me alone, This mind is not for you to handle. No, not you alone.

I'm still breathing 'Cause people saw me struggling. But what's life really about? So far no answer in mind...

Never told you You should stay. But you did, You never left me away.

You brought me back to life. You showed me that I can. Thanks to you I'm still standing here, alive.

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Ray's poem begins in numbness. "Nothing matters" and "Nothing changed" set up a speaker who feels flat and stuck, telling someone to fly away and leave them alone. Yet the line "No, not you alone" suggests the speaker's struggle isn't about one person. The mind feels too heavy for anyone to handle.

Midway, the poem admits something hard: the speaker is still breathing only because others noticed their pain. The big question, "what's life really about?", gets no answer, and the trailing dots leave it hanging.

Then the tone softens. Someone stayed, even though the speaker never asked them to. That quiet loyalty is what "brought me back to life." The ending is simple and grateful, with "alive" given a line to itself. The mood moves from bleak and withdrawn to tender and hopeful, though the poem doesn't pretend the doubts are gone. It just says that being stood by made standing possible.

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