The quiet settles in too soon
Feels heavier than it used to
I talk too much to fill the sound
You half-smile, eyes drifting down
The silence used to feel like peace
Now I second-guess the space between
Maybe it’s the same old calm
Or maybe it’s me that reads it wrong

You draw me in, then fade like smoke
Leave half a laugh, half a joke
One night it feels like something true
Next day I’m reaching, not sure for who
You light me up, then let me fall
Don’t say a word, but I feel it all
You’re giving me mixed signals
And I can’t read them at all

It’s been a while since we last talked
Life got busy, nights got lost
You ask how things have been
I say there’s someone I’ve been seeing
Wish I could pull the words back in
The moment stalls, the air goes thin
You nod and smile like it’s no big deal
But your eyes drop down, and I can feel

You draw me in, then fade like smoke
Leave half a laugh, half a joke
One night it feels like something true
Next day I’m further away from you
You light me up, then let me fall
Don’t say a word, but I feel it all
We’re caught in these mixed signals
And I don’t know us at all

When he’s away and I have the time
I reach out to you to check you’re fine
We talk for hours, it feels so clear
Like nothing’s changed when you’re near
You make me laugh, I drop my guard
Forget that caring this much is hard
Then when he’s home, it fades away
I’ll think about it another day

You don’t call as much these days
I tell myself it’s just a phase
We still talk, but not as late
Our laughter comes in smaller waves
I scroll our chats, then put it down
The quiet hums without a sound
I almost text, but let it be
You’ve started drifting out to sea