[Verse 1] I can see you on my screen but you feel a million miles away Your face is right there but I can’t touch it and it’s driving me insane You’re laughing at something I said and I’m smiling like an idiot While my hands are shaking ‘cause I know this isn’t fucking real [Pre-Chorus] Every time the signal drops I feel it in my chest Like you’re slipping through my fingers even though you’re still right there I hate how much I need this, hate how much I crave your voice But it’s never enough and I’m getting sick of making do with noise [Chorus] There’s static in your throat and I can’t fucking stand it I can hear you but I can’t feel you and I don’t know how to handle it I want your hands, not your pixels, want your teeth not your text I’m losing my mind trying to reach you through this glass There’s static in your throat every time you say my name And I’m gripping my phone like it’s the only thing that keeps me sane I’d break the screen if it would bring you closer to me But I’m stuck here talking to a ghost that still makes me weak [Verse 2] You keep saying you miss me like that’s supposed to make it better Like words through a speaker can replace your hands in my hair I can see the way you’re looking at me and it’s not fucking fair ‘Cause I know if I reached out right now I’d only grab air [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of goodnights that don’t end with you in my bed Tired of pretending this is close enough when it’s not Every “I wish you were here” just makes the distance louder And I’m scared one day you’ll get used to loving me through a box [Chorus] There’s static in your throat and it’s killing me slow I can see your mouth move but I can’t feel it on my skin and I’m about to explode I want the bite, not the voice note, want the heat not the glow I’m so fucking tired of loving you through a screen that won’t let go [Bridge] Sometimes I wonder if you’d still want me if the wifi died If you couldn’t text me, couldn’t call me, couldn’t see me when you tried Would you still feel this? Would you still fucking try? Or would I just become another name that fades when the signal dies? [Final Chorus] There’s static in your throat and I’m done pretending it’s fine I’m done acting like I can keep doing this night after night I need you here, not in fragments, not in pieces, not in code I need your fucking hands and I’m so tired of letting this shit go [Outro] Static in your throat… Static in your throat… I can hear you… But I can’t fucking reach you.
