[Verse 1]
Unread at 2:14, your name stays lit on my screen
Profile pic in a ring light, smile that I've never seen
You send a midnight voice note — a laugh that cuts the dark
Then typing... then gone, like somebody pulled the spark
Blue ticks turn to dust, read receipts like a lie
You promise 'I want more' but your replies run dry
We were just heat through wires, no flights, no room keys
But your ghost keeps moving in the margins of my sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
Used to be friends with benefits, we kept it low and clean
Now you say you want a label, then you vanish from the scene
I count the unsent selfies, an echo in my feed
I need a face for the words or get out of my dreams
[Chorus]
Baby don't pretend
If you want a us, stop the ghosting
Blue ticks to dust — prove the end
Say my name, press send — stop the ghosting
[Verse 2]
Voice memos like a ghost town: laughter cut to static
An unread 'I miss you' sits under your last update
You post a blurry skyline, I know the filter code
You share a 'good morning' but your heartbeat's on airplane mode
Unread at 3AM, your status never sleeps
You got a habit of retreating into anonymous feeds
I keep a saved unsent selfie, thumb hovering on the file
I save your words like pixels — delayed and volatile
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Used to be quick returns, you matched my heartbeat flame
Now there's a long pause between the text and your name
You say 'let's be us' in blue, then your cursor blinks away
I'm stuck between your read and your reply every day
[Chorus]
Baby don't pretend
If you want a us, stop the ghosting
Blue ticks to dust — prove the end
Say my name, press send — stop the ghosting
[Bridge]
Is it fear or FOMO, is real love hard to upload?
You chase a curated future while our present's on slow-mo
Choose a face or lose the chat — I'm done with half-lit lines
If you want me in the daylight, show up or wave goodbye
(Spoken, close) Choose the face or lose the chat.
[Breakdown]
(Sparse sub-bass, deadened snares, breathy ad-libs)
Unsaved voice notes echo in a half-empty room
Filtered highs, low lights — your silence blooms
Call-and-response on the hook: "Stop the ghosting... stop the ghosting"
A filtered vocal on the last word, then cut to cold reverb
[Chorus - Stripped]
Baby don't pretend
If you want a us, stop the ghosting
Blue ticks to dust — prove the end
Say my name, press send — stop the ghosting
[Outro]
No more unsent proofs, no more hanging threads
I want a real hello, not pixel promises in my head
You want a couple — then show the proof or step away
This is my last typing bubble — if you stay, stay today
(Whisper) Baby don't pretend
