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Verse 1

You said you missed me in the dead of night

Screen-lit lies in a pale blue light

I held your words like they were something true

While you were wrapped up in someone that wasn’t me, wasn’t you

You fed me lines like I was worth the time

Like I wasn’t just your side of the line

I let you crawl underneath my skin

While you were letting her pull you in

Pre-Chorus

I was your secret you could hide away

A late-night fix you’d never claim

You kept me close but never chose me once

Just close enough to keep me numb

Chorus

Texting me while you’re in her bed

Filling my head with shit you never meant

Saying my name like it’s something sacred

While she’s right there, God, I fucking hate it

I was your “almost,” never real

Just something easy you didn’t feel

Tell me, did you laugh after we were done

Knowing I was just your second one?

Verse 2

I gave you everything I couldn’t fake

You gave me crumbs I had to take

I hate that I still hear your voice

Like I was ever your fucking choice

You made me feel like I was rare

Then disappeared like I wasn’t there

Now every word just tastes like dirt

Every memory just fucking hurts

Pre-Chorus

You swore I mattered in your quiet nights

But I was just your in-between life

A body you reached for when you felt alone

Never someone you’d call your own

Chorus

Texting me while you’re in her bed

Messing me up, stuck in my head

You played me soft, you played me sweet

While lying right there in her sheets

I was your “almost,” your in-between

Your little late-night dopamine

Tell me, was it worth the thrill

Breaking me just for the feel?

Bridge

Do you kiss her with the mouth you used on me?

Say the same shit just differently?

Was I just practice for something real

Or just a way for you to feel?

I hope it haunts you when it’s quiet and late

Every word, every fucking mistake

I was breaking, you were bored

Now I’m something you can’t ignore

Final Chorus

You were texting me from her side

While I was losing all my pride

Thought I was something you chose

Now I’m just someone you disposed

I was your “almost,” your dirty secret

Something you used but couldn’t keep it

Now I see through everything you’ve been

I was never love—just placeholder skin

Outro

So keep your lies and your empty touch

And the girl who somehow wasn’t enough

You lost the one who would’ve stayed

For a cheap, fucked up game you played