# “READ AT 2:17”
**[Intro – Voice 1]**
2:17 in the morning
I know you saw it
You ain't gotta respond
I already got my answer
**[Hook – Melodic]**
You left me on read at 2:17
But I know you still thinking 'bout me
You can go outside, act like you're free
But who you calling when you can't sleep?
I got too much pride to hit send again
Too much history just to call you a friend
You say it's over, then you're back again
Tell me why we keep doing this again
**[Verse 1 – Emotional Rap/R&B]**
Look—
I know I made mistakes, I ain't hiding that
But you bring up old wounds every time we interact
We went from matching flights, talking 'bout forever
To me seeing your location change with the weather
I deleted your number, still know it by heart
That's the type of thing that makes moving on hard
Got somebody new, but it don't feel right
'Cause I'm comparing every conversation to our late nights
And that's toxic, I know
Maybe that's why I can't let go
You post like you happy, I scroll
Then throw my phone down like I don't wanna know
**[Pre-Hook]**
I could call
I won't
I could pull up
Don't
We both know
One touch
And we're right back
Where we started from
**[Hook]**
You left me on read at 2:17
But I know you still thinking 'bout me
You can go outside, act like you're free
But who you calling when you can't sleep?
I got too much pride to hit send again
Too much history just to call you a friend
You say it's over, then you're back again
Tell me why we keep doing this again
**[Beat Switch – Voice 2]**
Yeah
Switch it
**[Verse 2 – Darker Trap]**
Now I'm riding through the city with the roof gone
New money coming in, got a new phone
She thought I'd be broken when she moved on
I turned heartbreak into something I could build on
Can't chase love, got too much at stake
If it ain't about growth, then give me my space
I done learned everybody can't come when you elevate
Some people love the old you 'cause the new you got away
New flights, new views
Still got scars, I just hide 'em with moves
She heard I'm doing good, now she changing the rules
But you can't leave the table then come back and choose
**[Bridge – Both Voices]**
**Voice 1:**
Maybe I still miss you
**Voice 2:**
Maybe I miss who you were
**Voice 1:**
Maybe we need closure
**Voice 2:**
Maybe silence is the word
**Both:**
We keep going in circles
Knowing exactly where it ends
Every time we say goodbye
We find our way back again
**[Final Hook – Layered Vocals]**
You left me on read at 2:17
Still know exactly what that silence means
You can tell your friends you forgot about me
But memories don't disappear that easily
I got too much pride to hit send again
But I'd be lying saying I don't want you again
Maybe it's love, maybe we just can't end
Maybe that's why we keep doing this again
**[Outro]**
2:17
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