[Verse 1]
You only call when it’s late
When your perfect plans all break
I’m the name at the very last page
Folded
Half erased
You hit me with “you awake?”
Like I’m waiting by the phone all day
You turn the key and you walk away
Leave me in this place
[Chorus]
I’m always on the back end of your world
Picking up the pieces that you drop when you get hurt
I’m always just a fallback when it burns
Sick of being second
Always on the back end of your world
On the back end of your world (yeah)
On the back end of your world
[Verse 2]
You say “I don’t wanna lose you”
Funny
You were never gonna choose to
Put me first when the sky turned blue
Only when it rained
I’ve been running in your shadow lanes
Heart on read
Then you shift the blame
You light me up just to dim the flame
I’m so tired of this game
[Chorus]
I’m always on the back end of your world
Picking up the pieces that you drop when you get hurt
I’m always just a fallback when it burns
Sick of being second
Always on the back end of your world
On the back end of your world (oh)
On the back end of your world
[Bridge]
What if I don’t answer this time?
What if I don’t cross that line?
Would you even notice
Silence on your side? (hey)
I’m done being last in your life
Done begging you just to arrive
I’m stepping out of your tide
Watching you drift by
[Chorus]
I was always on the back end of your world
Picking up the pieces that you dropped when you got hurt
But I’m not your safety net when it burns
I’m done coming second
Leaving the back end of your world
Yeah
I’m leaving the back end of your world
Leaving the back end of your world