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

dreamy indie pop / lo-fi hip-hop b
Tempo: 92–100 BPM
vintage rounded serif, 1970s 
Melodic, heavy bass, male, blues