Read receipts and red flags

Read receipts and red flags

Verse 1

Double text.

No reply.

Checking your status, I let out a sigh.

You liked my story, but skipped all the chat.

Why do we do it? We don't have to act.

I see you online, at 2 in the morning.

Ignoring the signs, ignoring the warning.

Pre-Chorus

You type for a minute, then delete the whole line.

I see the bubble, it's messing with mine.

Are we talking?

Are we strangers?

Can I love you, without all the dangers?

Chorus

Caught in the trap of the read receipt!

I know you feel it when our eyes meet!

One foot in, and one foot out.

What are we screaming, what are we about?

Love in the dark, love on the screen.

Are we a team, or just in between?

Yeah, we just in between.

Verse 2

You watched my reel, but avoided the DM.

Why do we let all these algorithms win?

I know your coffee order, I know your dog's name.

But we play pretend in this digital game.

You un-liked the photo, you played it so cool.

But I know the rules, I was nobody's fool.

Pre-Chorus

You type for a minute, then delete the whole line.

I see the bubble, it's messing with mine.

Are we talking?

Are we strangers?

Can I love you, without all the dangers?

Chorus

Caught in the trap of the read receipt!

I know you feel it when our eyes meet!

One foot in, and one foot out.

What are we screaming, what are we about?

Love in the dark, love on the screen.

Are we a team, or just in between?

Yeah, we just in between.

Bridge

Delete the post.

Unblock the past.

Tell me honestly, could we really last?

If I turn off my phone, if I drop all the keys.

Will you still want me?

Tell me, baby, please!

Final Chorus

Caught in the trap of the read receipt!

I know you feel it when our eyes meet!

One foot in, and one foot out.

What are we screaming, what are we about?

Love in the dark, love on the screen.

Are we a team, or just in between?

Yeah, we just in between.

Outro

Read the receipt.

Set yourself free.

Look at the screen...

It’s just you and me.