I picked the glow

Walking in, yeah — lights flicker off the walls, Kick in my chest — you feel that rhythm call, Eyebrows up, like the night might be the one, But something’s strange — feels like I already run. Hands on my phone — no messages yet, Guessing your voice, the plans we never set, Heads turn quick — but my steps move slow, And in that glow — I don’t even know… Faces blur, chasing signals I can’t read, Heartbeat thumps — like low kick at 2 am speed, Told myself I’m fine — yeah, I’m in control… But deep inside, something’s taking hold. Lights — blurring like I’m half awake, Beats — pulsing like a twist I didn’t make, I said I’m fine — but fine’s another lie, Running with the night — but the night runs me tonight. Lights — dazzling till I stop and stare, Feet — moving like I’m not even there, I said I chose this — but deep down I know… I didn’t pick you — I picked the glow. Sips of water — dancing like it’s real, Laugh at a joke — that’s almost how I feel, Text bubbles frozen — waiting on a sign, Every passing beat — feels like borrowed time. See your face in flashes when the strobe hits right, Then someone else’s shoes when I blink at night, Here all alone — still talking like you’re near, Only the lights make me think you’re... Maybe what I’m chasing wasn’t ever real, Never real... Maybe what I’m chasing wasn’t ever real, Never real... Maybe what I’m chasing wasn’t ever real, Lights — fade into a truth I never held, Beats — that tell the stories no one ever tells, I said I want you — but that was just the sound, Of the night telling me I’d lost what I never found. Lights — shimmering like a borrowed high, Feet — still moving under clouded sky, I said I chose this — now I finally know… I didn’t pick you — I picked the glow. I picked the glow.