UNREAD MESSAGES*

Verse 1

I leave my phone face down on purpose

Too many names I don’t respond to

Used to pray someone would notice

Now I dodge the ones that want to

They text me “miss you” like it’s casual

But only pop up when I’m up

They don’t ask me how I’m doing

Just how much I’m making now

They say I changed like it’s a crime

But growth just looks like distance

You call it ego, I call it peace

After years of inconsistency

Pre-Chorus

I got unread messages

From people I outgrew

Not ‘cause I think I’m better

Just ‘cause I finally chose me too

Chorus

I got unread messages

From a life I left behind

If I answer every memory

I’ll never change my mind

I got unread messages

From love that feels like debt

I don’t hate you, I just learned

Not everything deserves a text

Verse 2

They say “you different” like it’s bad now

But different saved me from the past now

I used to beg for conversations

Now I mute ‘em without hesitation

I remember nights I felt invisible

Now they treat me like a headline

Funny how I mattered more

After I stopped needing them

They wanna reconnect

Like we never disconnected

But I learned silence speaks loud

And distance taught me lessons

Bridge

If silence is rude, I’m guilty

But peace never lied to me

Every time I look back

I remember why I had to leave

I don’t owe closure to ghosts

Who only loved my potential

I had to choose myself

‘Cause nobody else was gentle

Chorus (Repeat)

Outro

If I never text you back

Just know I finally learned

That not every chapter

Is meant to be returned