Voicemails I Never Sent

[Verse 1]
Scrollin’ through our pictures
Thumb stuck on that one in June
You laughin’ in my hoodie
I was swearin’ we'd be bulletproof
Left your toothbrush in my bathroom
Like a flag you planned to raise
Now it’s starin’ from the counter
While your number fades away
Talk tough to my homies
But the truth is, I still check
If your shadow’s in my hallway
If you texted when I slept
Keep receipts in a shoebox
First movie, first slow dance
Whole life in a playlist
That you probably never playin’ back
[Chorus]
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues (yeah)
Fall in love fast, then I miss you
Build whole futures off one kiss
Then drown ‘em in what-ifs, I admit
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues
Say I’m over you, but that ain’t true
If I ever said I didn’t care, I lied
You still live in the back of my mind
[Verse 2]
You said, “Love me like it’s simple”
I complicate the smallest thing
Turn a quiet Sunday morning
To a script inside my brain
I replay every message
Like there’s clues between the lines
Wonder what you really meant
Every “hey” and every “fine”
I keep typing out “I miss you”
Then erase it, let it burn
Got a draft that’s twelve pages
Of the things you’ll never learn
Like how I still keep your coffee mug
On the top shelf, untouched
That’s my little superstition
Like it might call you back to us (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues
Fall in love fast, then I miss you
Build whole futures off one kiss
Then drown ‘em in what-ifs, I admit
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues
Say I’m over you, but that ain’t true
If I ever said I didn’t care, I lied
You still live in the back of my mind (back of my mind)
[Bridge]
Maybe I love too hard ‘cause I’m scared to lose
Maybe I push you far ‘cause I’m scared of you
Every time I feel safe, I go look for proof
That you’ll leave like the rest, so I make it true (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues
Fall in love fast, then I miss you
Build whole futures off one kiss
Then drown ‘em in what-ifs, I admit
I’m a hopeless romantic with trust issues
Say I’m over you, but that ain’t true
If I ever said I didn’t care, I lied
You still live in the back of my mind (still there)

rap, Moody late-night hip hop, swung drums and deep subs, hazy keys and reversed pads. Male vocals in a laid-back, conversational flow that flips to melodic rap on the hook. Sparse verses with plenty of pocket; chorus widens with airy harmonies and a filtered bass drop on the last line of each hook. Subtle vinyl crackle and distant ad-lib stacks to keep it intimate and hypnotic., romantic, hip hop