[Verse 1][dry, almost bored delivery - she’s reciting facts] Drove past his house on a Tuesday Just to check if his lights were on Memorized his schedule by accident Knew when he’d be home
Opened his profile, closed it, opened it Liked a photo from 2019 Made a playlist called “not for anyone” That had forty-seven songs
[Pre-chorus][slight lift, she’s convincing herself] I mean everybody does that That’s just being aware It’s not like I’m hiding outside his window I’m just… taking the long way there
[Chorus][full energy, she FULLY believes this is fine] It’s totally fine, I’m completely fine I just care a little more than most It’s not obsession it’s just dedication I’m invested, not a ghost I text first and I text twice and okay sometimes a third But I delete the third one usually So technically it never occurred I’m fine, I’m good, I’m great I’m probably fine
[Verse 2] [dry, almost bored delivery - she’s reciting facts] Checked his location, just the once Well, seven times but who’s counting now Created a fake account to see What he posts when I’m not around
Made a mental note of every girl Who ever left a comment there Cross-referenced three of them on LinkedIn Just to know what I was up against, to be fair
[Pre-chorus][slight lift, she’s convincing herself] I mean research is just being smart Knowledge is power, right? I’m not sitting outside his favorite coffee shop I just happen to like this one. Tonight.
[Chorus][full energy, she FULLY believes this is fine] It’s totally fine, I’m completely fine I just care a little more than most It’s not obsession it’s just dedication I’m invested, not a ghost I text first and I text twice and okay sometimes a third But I delete the third one usually So technically it never occurred I’m fine, I’m good, I’m great I’m probably fine
[Bridge][music drops, voice cracks slightly] Okay so maybe I know his parking spot And maybe I know his coffee order off the top And maybe my screen time this week was Ninety percent his name
And maybe the playlist has sixty songs now And maybe I cried when he changed his profile And maybe …maybe
[Outro - Therapy Session][nearly spoken, single guitar, therapist silence implied] So that’s basically everything. I think that covers the main points.
[long pause]
The reason I’m here today? Oh, I Googled “when to seek help” and clicked the first result.
[beat]
It brought me here.
[guitar note fades]