Read receipts (girl response to heart emojis)

(soft piano, faint static)

You talk about love like it’s war…

But you don’t talk about what you did to survive it…

(piano + light 808)

You say I turned cold, yeah, I probably did

But you don’t know the nights I was breaking in

Tryna hold us together with shaking hands

While you built up walls I couldn’t get in

You say I’m distant, I don’t feel the same

But love ain’t loud when it’s soaked in pain

I was screaming inside, you just heard the quiet

You saw me leave… you ain’t see me fighting

(add drums + ambient pad)

You send heart emojis, I send read receipts

‘Cause love ain’t words, it’s how you treat me

You say forever, but you come and go

And I got tired of loving you alone

You paint me like I’m made of stone

But I was breaking behind that phone

You lost me slow, you didn’t see

Now you send hearts… but not to me

(beat drops heavier, deeper bass)

You talk like I switched up overnight

Like I ain’t bleed just to make it right

Like I ain’t beg for a piece of peace

While you were out there losing me

Yeah, I got flaws, I ain’t innocent

But I was real, I was all in it

You gave me half, I gave you whole

Now you’re surprised that I let go

And I ain’t heartless, I just grew wise

Love shouldn’t feel like a compromise

You miss the girl that would let things slide

She died the night I chose my pride

(full beat, emotional lift)

You send heart emojis, I send read receipts

‘Cause love ain’t words, it’s how you treat me

You say forever, but you come and go

And I got tired of loving you alone

You paint me like I’m made of stone

But I was breaking behind that phone

You lost me slow, you didn’t see

Now you send hearts… but not to me

(piano only, slight vocal distortion)

I would’ve stayed if you fought for me

But you got comfortable watching me leave

Now you’re typing things you never said

When I was laying right next to you in bed

(build from soft to full)

You send heart emojis… I don’t reply

‘Cause love don’t live where the truth don’t try

You had my heart, yeah you had it deep

Now all you get is these read receipts

(ambient pad, distant)

You don’t miss me…

You miss how I loved you…