only when you need me

Verse 1

You call me up at 2 a.m.,

Say you “miss my voice” again,

But in the daylight you pretend

I’m just some name you barely know.

I trace your shadow on my wall,

Waiting for your crumbs to fall,

You give me just enough to crawl

Back to you on broken hope.

Pre-Chorus

I build my world around your maybe,

You build your plans without my name,

I’m drowning in a sea of “someday,”

You’re only playing games.

Chorus

It’s one-sided love, I’m the only one falling,

You only show up when your heart is calling

For a body, for a fix, for someone to hold,

But not for forever, just someone you control.

I gave you my heart, you gave me your needs,

You water the soil but don’t plant any seeds.

I’m bleeding in red while you’re feeling nothing—

It’s one-sided love, and to you it’s just something.

Verse 2

You say I’m “special,” I’m “different,”

But only when it’s convenient,

When your loneliness gets frequent

I’m the number that you dial.

You never ask me how I feel,

Don’t wanna know what’s truly real,

As long as I fit your ideal

For a temporary while.

Pre-Chorus

I memorize the way you breathe,

You memorize what you receive,

I’m giving more than I should give,

You only take from me.

Chorus

It’s one-sided love, I’m the only believer,

You’re kissing my lips but you’re loving your freedom.

You say that I matter, then push me away,

Keep me in reach but never let me stay.

I’m writing our future, you’re living today,

I’m begging for truth, you’re dodging the pain.

I’m holding a flame while you’re cutting the wire—

It’s one-sided love, and I’m burning in fire.

Bridge

Maybe I confused your touch for devotion,

Maybe I mistook your words for emotion,

You needed comfort, I needed commitment,

You wanted moments, I wanted a lifetime in it.

I was your shelter in every storm,

You were my reason, my safe and warm,

But I was a place you would visit and leave—

Never the home you would choose to keep.

Breakdown

I was your midnight, your in-between,

Your almost, your maybe, your never seen.

But I deserve more than borrowed time,

More than a love that’s not really mine.

Final Chorus

No more one-sided love, I’m done with the waiting,

Done being yours without you relating.

You needed my heart, I needed your soul,

But I can’t keep filling your empty hole.

I’m taking my love back piece by piece,

Trading your chaos for my own peace.

You can keep calling when you feel alone—

But I won’t be there to pick up the phone.