Lyric

You used to say more

With less of a reason

Now it’s just “okay”

And i stare at the ceiling

No little hearts

No stupid faces

No second text

To fill in the spaces

I type out a joke

Then delete the whole thing

’cause it feels like knocking

On a door with no ring

You’re not gone

That’s the worst part

You’re right there

But it feels far

And i don’t wanna ask

What changed in your tone

’cause maybe i know

And i’m scared that i know

So i leave it on read

Then i open it twice

Like the words might grow

If i give them more time

Empty reply

You still answer me

But there’s nothing inside

Where we used to be

Empty reply

You didn’t disappear

You just came back quiet

And left me here

Empty reply

Empty reply

I got what i wanted

But not what i mean

You replied

But it didn’t feel like you came back to me

I scroll up too far

To messages from june

When you’d say my name

Like you had time to lose

Now it’s “yeah”

Then nothing after

Like the room went still

Right after laughter

I send “you good?”

You say “i’m fine”

I know that answer

I’ve used that line

Guess we both learned

How to sound alright

While something goes missing

In plain sight

I don’t need a paragraph

Just something that sounds like you

Empty reply

You still answer me

But there’s nothing inside

Where we used to be

Empty reply

You didn’t disappear

You just came back quiet

And left me here

Empty reply

I keep reading through

Like there’s another version

Hiding under you

You replied

But it didn’t feel like you came back to me