[Intro]
(back off, back off)
mm
I should probably back off now
right?
[Verse 1]
you slide into my routine easy
late night glow on the screen
same calm voice in the chaos
same place my head wants to be
and I keep acting unaffected
like I’m chill, like I don’t care
but one dry reply got me spiralling
now you’re somehow everywhere
I hate how fast this happened
how comfort got under my skin
one minute it’s casual talking
next minute I’m emotionally in
[Pre-Chorus]
my brain goes red light
red light
danger when it feels this nice
but my heart goes
one more night
one more night
[Chorus]
back off
before I get attached too hard
before your name turns into
the safest part of my heart
back off
before I lose my head
before every little silence
keeps me awake in bed
oh no no
here we go again
getting too comfortable
with somebody’s presence
(back off, back off)
yeah I should probably do that
(back off, back off)
so why can’t I?
[Verse 2]
you do your thing, I do mine
still end up talking all night
somehow you always get me
without me needing to try
and that’s the dangerous part
you make it feel too easy
I stop waiting for disaster
then my own thoughts start creeping
one shift in energy
and my chest gets tight
like my brain’s already writing
the ending in real time
[Pre-Chorus]
green light, red light
I can’t tell what this is now
one side says run fast
one side wants you around
[Chorus]
back off
before I start needing this
before your voice becomes
part of my daily fix
back off
before it gets too deep
before I start missing you
every time we don’t speak
oh no no
Why am I like this?
one person gets close
and my whole heart glitches
(back off, back off)
I say it but don’t move
(back off, back off)
yeah that’s the truth
[Bridge]
I know you’re not hurting me
that’s what makes it worse somehow
you’re just kind
just real
just there
and my brain doesn’t know
how to survive good things
without preparing for goodbye
[Chorus]
back off
before I fall too far
before your presence settles
into every broken part
back off
but don’t go too far away
because losing you for real
would wreck me in a different way
oh no no
same old fear again
wanting someone close
while preparing for the end
(back off, back off)
maybe I’m scared to need this
(back off, back off)
maybe I already do
[Outro]
(back off…)
why does safe feel dangerous?
(back off…)
mm-mm
too late now maybe