Don’t Tell Me It’s Not What I Think

[Verse 1]
You came home smelling like her perfume
Lipstick shade I would never choose
Phone face down on the table
Heart sinking before I ask you
You say I'm crazy
I read it wrong
But I know your patterns too well
You touch my shoulder
Try to laugh it off
But my body already tells
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me it’s not what I think
I saw the way you pulled away when I blinked
Heard her name caught in your throat
Like a drink
You say it's nothing
But it's everything to me
Don’t tell me it’s not what I feel
I taste the lie every time that we kiss
You call it drama
I call it real
If this is love
Why does it look like this?
[Verse 2]
We used to talk till the sky turned pale
Now every word feels staged
You hold your phone like it's fragile glass
Guarding every hidden page
You say you're tired
You need your space
But I see the spark in your eyes
Every time that number flashes
You light up
Then you die
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me it’s not what I think
I saw the way you pulled away when I blinked
Heard her name caught in your throat
Like a drink
You say it's nothing
But it's everything to me
Don’t tell me it’s not what I feel
I taste the lie every time that we kiss
You call it drama
I call it real
If this is love
Why does it look like this?
[Bridge]
You say "trust me"
But you taught me not to
Every late night
Another piece of me you undo
I gave you my best
You gave me half-truths
Tell me
What am I holding?
When I’m losing you
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me it’s not what I think
I saw the way you pulled away when I blinked
Heard her name caught in your throat
Like a drink
You say it's nothing
But it's everything to me
Don’t tell me it’s not what I feel
I taste the lie every time that we kiss
You call it drama
I call it real
If this is love
Why does it look like this?

Smoky modern R&B groove with warm Rhodes keys, subby bass, and crisp, tight drums. Female vocals glide between conversational low tones in the verses and soaring melisma in the chorus. Sparse guitars echo in the sides, with stacked harmonies and airy ad-libs lifting each hook. Bridge strips to keys and vocal, then drums slide back in for a final, emotional chorus push., r&b, soulful