[Verse 1]

[Verse 1] Is this a crush Or am I outta practice It’s been so long Since something felt elastic Not that heavy love Dragging bags at midnight Not that kind that disappears Leaves you pacing under streetlights This feels light Like it forgot to hurt me Showed up early Didn’t try to rush me I don’t know If we’re going far I just show up Start the car ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I like the wheel in my hands Yeah I do But I can let go If I trust you Doesn’t bruise my pride If we take turns or If you lead sometimes I’ve been driving like survival Was the finish line ⸻ [Chorus] Why do they call it a crush When it feels like a rush When anything deeper Just turned into dust I don’t want forever tonight Don’t want wrong or right Just something easy Something light No “what are we” No big reveal Just let it be Just let us see Is this a crush Or is it enough To just be this much ⸻ [Verse 2] Had to show up strong Had to show up loud Had to stay sharp Just to stand my ground So it feels good Waking up soft Like I don’t have to win Before I talk you say “write your goals” I say yes, ma’am I write your name down But that’s not all Wake up steady Feet on ground Take on the day Finish what I start And if I don’t I’ll rise above Keep my chin up Keep on keeping on Imagine starting your day Without armor on If we all did that We’d be unstoppable But you weren’t there that day And it hit strange Did the same routine Didn’t feel the same Didn’t spark my chest Didn’t pull me through Didn’t make me move Like it usually do Then you weren’t there again Excuse me? When did I give you permission to affect me? Then you weren’t there again I beg your pardon? When did I give you access to leave me with this burden? ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 (lift it a little)] I’m sorry But can you tell me? How the hell did this happen? When did ache Get this loud In your absence When did silence Draw a crowd Of all the parts I never said out loud Is this what it feels like When I leave you hanging Or am I the only one Out here dangling Is this what you feel When I don’t call Or am I the only one Starting to fall ⸻ Am I in over my head Hanging by a thread I promised myself I wouldn’t feel like this again Feelings are inconvenient Reason is a better friend Logic never woke up Next to me in bed And said something sideways That messed with my head Like “I don’t like you, but I love you” Like “I want you tomorrow, but not today” Like “you’re my only one” While planning a getaway Make up your mind But they never do Couldn’t stay honest So they pinned it on you So you see why I don’t wanna feel like this You see why feelings Feel like a risk So why call it a crush When it feels like a rush When anything deeper Crushed me to dust This is all I ever wanted Keep it clean Keep it light No “what are we” No “what does this mean” No contracts No vows No forever tonight Is this a crush is it even enough? [Bridge (60s pop sway moment)] I ride solo That’s what I do now I don’t save seats Anymore Last time I did I paid that cost Got trampled hard By what I thought was love But if you’ve got your own way We could meet halfway Laugh a little Then dance the night away No racing time No chasing ghosts Just a smile That lingers close [Final Chorus (open, warm)] Why do they call it a crush When it feels like a rush When we look back Can we say that’s all it ever was? Not too deep Not too much Just morning light And a gentle touch Is this a crush Is it just enough? [Outro (soft, repeatable)] There’s something about Starting my day Seeing your smile And wearing it All the way There’s something about Starting my day Seeing your smile And wanting to stay