Love On Mute

[Verse 1 - Male]
Words hit the air, they combust in flames,
Say "I love you," now it’s Hunger Games.
Bow and arrow through the heart, no aim,
Cupid drunk again, playin' reckless games.
Text unsent, left it in the drafts,
Feelings deep but I cover with laughs.
Wrote my love in invisible ink,
Every "I love you" pushes to the brink.
[Prechorus - Female]
Every time I say it, storm clouds brew,
Every time I don’t, I feel brand new.
Caught in this loop, what am I to do?
[Chorus - Both]
Love on mute, it’s the safest route,
Whisper to myself what I’m scared to shout.
Love on mute, yeah, no doubt,
If I don’t say it, we don’t fade out.
[Verse 2 - Female]
Spilled my heart once, it shattered like glass,
Now my silence is a bulletproof mask.
Lip-sync the truth, let the words just pass,
This game of love feels built to crash.
Typed it out, then I hit delete,
My love’s a ghost haunting every beat.
I hold it in like a breath too deep,
Every "I love you" just digs defeat.

pop, rap, using auto-tune accents and vocal chops for texture, trap-pop, synth-heavy beat with a bouncing rhythm; layered male and female vocals for the duet