Left on read (G ver)

{electric piano chords, intimate,

warm vinyl crackle, low

sub-bass swelling}

I still know your coffee order,

Hate that my mind keeps receipts.

Got your hoodie in the corner,

Like it's waiting for your keys.

Funny how the quiet's louder

Than the nights we used to fight.

Now I'm talking to the ceiling,

Trying to make it tell me why.

You said forever like it meant next week.

Now forever's just a word I don't believe.

I keep checking my phone like it'll change,

Knowing it won't. {rhythm drops out,

filtering high frequencies} You left me with the little things,

Half-finished dreams and diamond strings.

I hate that I still miss your name When it lights up

somebody else's screen. I don't want you back tonight,

I just want this heart to stop replaying us.

Tell me why goodbye takes so long When you already gave up.

My friends say, "You'll be alright," Maybe they're just tired of me.

I've been wearing fake smiles so long,

They fit like they're made for me.

I deleted every picture,

Still your face is in my head.

Guess memories don't need storage

To keep me out of bed.

Maybe loving you was never the mistake.

Maybe staying after you checked out was.

I kept pouring into empty cups,

Wondering why I was still thirsty.

{vocal pitch-shift effects, building tension}

You left me with the little things,

Songs I can't hear without skipping.

I swear I'm almost over it… Then your ghost walks in uninvited.

One day I'll hear your name And it won't shake something inside

me.

Until then I'll keep choosing me,

Even if it hurts quietly.

I finally stopped waiting…

Now I'm learning how to leave,

too. {piano fading out,

tape stop effect}