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You don’t talk much

Keep your heart tucked

Like a match in your palm

Burning, but won’t touch

I knew your quiet games

I knew the way you flinch

Left you alone in the dark

Then hated every inch

I act like I’m gone

But I’m still here

Phone in my hand

Pride in my ear

You pull away

I pull apart

Two scared souls

With one cracked heart

Why I still want you

God, I still do

I ghosted you first

Now I’m haunted by you

I still want you

Even when I act rude

Said I was done

But I run back to you

Saw your name and froze

Thumb over the screen

Wanted to say come back

Wanted to stay mean

You make your exits fast

Before the room gets warm

I do the same damn thing

Then blame you for the storm

I know your armor fits

I know my silence too

We both call it self-protect

But it cuts straight through

I act like I’m gone

But I’m still here

Phone in my hand

Pride in my ear

You pull away

I pull apart

Two scared souls

With one cracked heart

Why I still want you

God, I still do

I ghosted you first

Now I’m haunted by you

I still want you

Even when I act rude

Said I was done

But I run back to you

If you came back tonight

I’d probably fold

Stand there acting distant

While my hands lose hold

I hate that I miss you

I hate that it’s true

We dug our own grave

Then pretended we were through

Why I still want you

God, I still do

I ghosted you first

Now I’m haunted by you

I still want you

Even when I act rude

Said I was done

But I run back to you

I still want you

Yeah, I still do