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Thinking Out Loud was released on December 22, 2025 by Independent Dream as a part of the album Two Sides Of A Dream

Song Details

AlbumTwo Sides Of A Dream

Release DateDecember 22, 2025

LabelIndependent Dream

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM87

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Damon Lowery

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Damon Lowery

Producer

Lyrics

I smile like it's easy, like it don't cost a thing

But I've been paying in the quiet for the way I overthink

I rehearse conversations in the mirror, then I freeze

'Cause I don't wanna be a burden, so I swallow every plea

I wanna tell you I get lonely in a room full of my friends

Laughing at the right times, but my mind is on the edge

I'm good at looking "fine," I'm even better at pretend

I write it all in notes I'll never send

And if you ask me how I've been

I'll give you "good" with a little grin

But the truth is, it depends

On what hour it is, and where my head's been

I've been thinking out loud, but only in my head

Practicing the truth I never say instead

Like "Do you love me—me—or the me at my best?"

I'm smiling on the outside, losing sleep in my chest

Yeah I'm thinking out loud, but it don't make a sound (mm)

I keep it light for you while I'm breaking down

If I ever said it straight, would you stay, or walk out?

I'm thinking out loud—out loud… just not out looooud

I wonder if you catch it when my eyes don't match my grin

When I say "it's nothing," but I'm caving in again

I feel it all at once, then I go blank, then I'm cold

Like I'm talking through a wave and it swallows what I told

Sometimes I miss the old me—she didn't think, she just leapt

Now I count every heartbeat like a debt I gotta pay back

I'm tired of being tough, it's a weight I never put down

But I don't know how to say "Can you hold me right now?"

And I know I make it hard

I build a wall then call it art

'Cause if I show you where it hurts

You might not stay for the worst

I've been thinking out loud, but only in my head

Practicing the truth I never say instead

Like "Do you love me—me—or the me at my best?"

I'm smiling on the outside, losing sleep in my chest

Yeah I'm thinking out loud, but it don't make a sound (yeah)

I keep it light for you while I'm breaking down

If I ever said it straight, would you stay, or walk out?

I'm thinking out loud—out loud… just not out looooud

Do you ever lie awake and feel like you're too much?

Like if you hand 'em your heart they won't know how to hold it up

I crave a love that feels safe, not a love I gotta earn

But I'm afraid if I reach, I'm the one that's gonna burn

And I hate that I'm jealous of girls that don't care

That can say what they mean and still breathe in the air

Me, I fold up every feeling, tuck it in my sleeve

Then act surprised when it comes back to me

I've been thinking out loud, but only in my head

Practicing the truth I never say instead

Like "Do you love me—me—or the me at my best?"

I'm smiling on the outside, losing sleep in my chest

Yeah I'm thinking out loud, but it don't make a sound (mm)

I keep it light for you while I'm breaking down

If I ever said it straight, would you stay, or walk out?

I'm thinking out loud—out loud… just not out looooud

Thinking out loud—out loud… (stay)

Thinking out loud—out loud…

Just not out looooud

Written by: Damon Lowery

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