Midnight Flicker

Lyrics

[INTRO] I wake up in a room with no light, Feeling like a ghost in someone else’s night. Your name still sitting heavy on my tongue, Like a song I should’ve never sung. [VERSE 1] Six years between us, but you still play like a child, You pull me in close, then disappear for a while. You said you missed me, said you liked me, wanted dates, Wanted to see if this could turn into something great. Then you turned around like the words weren’t real, Said you weren’t ready for the way you made me feel. Needed a break, needed space from this, But still knew where to come when you wanted my kiss. This situationship’s a cigarette in the dark, Slow burn, bad taste, still craving the spark. I know what this is, don’t mistake me for blind, You use my body while I search for your mind. I’m not naive, I see the game you’re in, But I need the clarity beneath your skin. So I’ll let it play while it still suits me, While the nights are warm and the truth stays blurry. [CHORUS] Mixed signals, my heart in a shuffle, You deal the cards while I sit in the rubble. You keep me close when the room feels cold, Then vanish before I can ask what we hold. And I know you’re using me, baby, I do, But maybe I’m using the feeling too. I’ll keep dancing with the ghost till the dawn, But if someone tries harder, you’ll be gone. [VERSE 2] You called me back just to drown in my touch, Like I’m a remedy when the world gets too much. You want the warmth but not the weight of me, Want my body, not accountability. You said take a break, then you asked me around, Had me in your bed, then you went underground. All week silent, like I wasn’t there, Till Friday came and you needed smoke in the air. Only hit my phone when you want something bad, My body, my softness, or  some else  that I had. And I know I’m the best fuck you’ve ever had, That’s why you circle back when the silence gets bad. Pull, push, tug, I know the routine, You come alive when it’s late and unseen. A phantom flicker, a half-lit flame, You leave no answers, just smoke with my name. I write your name in mist, watch it fade, Loving the lie that I know you made. But don’t get comfortable, don’t get proud, I can switch off feelings and walk through the crowd. [CHORUS] Mixed signals, my heart in a shuffle, You deal the cards while I sit in the rubble. You keep me close when the room feels cold, Then vanish before I can ask what we hold. And I know you’re using me, baby, I do, But maybe I’m using the feeling too. I’ll keep dancing with the ghost till the dawn, But if someone tries harder, you’ll be gone. [BRIDGE] In the silence, I hear what I already knew, You only reach for me when it’s easy for you. You sold me on dates, then called it too deep, Then came back at night when you couldn’t sleep. Maybe I stayed just to see it clear, To kill the hope that kept me here. I’m not broken, I’m not weak, I just needed the truth to speak. You don’t want love, you want access to me, No effort, no promise, just my energy. And while it’s convenient, I’ll play along, Let you think you’ve had me all along. But the second real effort walks through that door, You won’t be my ghost anymore. The second someone shows me what you don’t, I’ll disappear before you know I’m gone. [FINAL CHORUS] Mixed signals, my heart in a shuffle, But I’m done bleeding out in the struggle. You kept the cards hidden, thought I’d stay, But I was learning how to walk away. And I know you’re using me, baby, I do, But I stopped confusing the hurt for truth. I’ll keep the night, but I won’t hold on, If someone loves louder, you’ll be gone. [OUTRO] I wake up in a room with new light, No ghost beside me, no phantom tonight. You were a lesson dressed up as a song, I played along — but not for long.