I Wanted You to Notice

I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice

Painted every bruise a brighter shade of blue
Left the evidence in places you would have to pass
Practiced looking broken just enough for you
So the silence finally had a face

I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice

Stopped explaining
Started bleeding in plain sight
Made the ache perform
Made the ache polite

I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice

Look at me
Look at me
Look at the mess I made for free
I even timed the tears so they would land
Right when your eyes might finally understand

I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice
I wanted you to notice

Waiting for the glance that never came