Do You Actually Care

Do You Actually Care?”

R&B/Soul Trap Fusion

I held you down when the sky was fallin’

You needed love, and I came without stallin’

Played the fool in your silence and distance

But you swear that it’s “just your resistance”

How convenient, every time you disappear

I get left alone, drownin’ in my fear

While you lay low, cold like you don’t feel

Tell me, baby, was it ever real?

You say “I love you” like a habit, not a choice

But actions don’t align with the tone in your voice

So I’m askin’ now before I tear apart—

Do you even care, or did I just play the part?

Do you actually care, or is it just what you say?

Am I someone you love or just someone who stayed?

I gave you all of me, no mask, no disguise

But your eyes don’t match the words you hide behind

Do you actually care… or just love the way I care?

I was there in the dark when no one called

You were breaking, and I caught it all

Now I’m breaking and you ghost the pain

Tell me, what do I get for staying sane?

You move like love’s an inconvenience

I bleed while you blame the “incongruence”

But I ain’t here to chase a half-assed try

I need real — not a beautiful lie

Funny how I always pulled up, ten toes

You only show love when the wind blows

Hot and cold — I ain’t a season, babe

I’m a whole damn storm you never braved

You ain’t scared of love — you scared of depth

So you fake it when you run out of breath

I know what I bring, and I won’t beg for space

So answer me straight — do you actually care?

Do you actually care, or is it just what you say?

Am I someone you love or just someone who stayed?

I gave you all of me, no mask, no disguise

But your eyes don’t match the words you hide behind

Do you actually care…

Or just love the way I care?

You loved my light, but dimmed my flame

Said my name but played no game

I gave truth and you gave doubt

Guess I know what this was all about…

Still, I cared — even when it wasn’t fair.

But I won’t keep askin’… if you actually care.