--- ### **[Intro]** *(Clean electric guitar, soft drums)* --- ### **[Verse 1]** You disappeared for days Then showed up with a smile. I called it "you're just busy," Stayed another little while. You'd leave me on read Then kiss me like nothing changed. Everybody told me, But I looked the other way. You never said forever, Just enough to keep me near. I mistook confusion For something real. --- ### **[Pre-Chorus]** My friends kept saying, "Girl, wake up." I kept saying, "No, that's just love." I defended every little thing... Now I know what they meant. --- ### **[Chorus]** I painted **red flags in pink** Made every bad excuse so pretty. Every late reply, Every cold goodbye, I blamed it all on bad timing. I kept calling it destiny, Thought every hurt was meant to be. Love made everything blur... **I called them butterflies when they were warning signs.** --- ### **[Post-Chorus]** Pink, pink... Everything looked pink. Now I see What I refused to see. --- ### **[Verse 2]** You never asked about my day, But I knew every dream of yours. I kept pouring all my heart in, While you barely opened doors. You loved me when it suited you, Left when life got hard. I called it "needing space," You called it "following my heart." Funny how the truth Was always in plain sight. I just kept changing Every red into white. --- ### **[Pre-Chorus 2]** I wasn't colorblind... I was just hoping The colors would change. --- ### **[Chorus]** I painted **red flags in pink** Wrapped every heartbreak in ribbons. Turned empty words Into love songs Just so I could keep believing. I kept telling everyone, "He's different, you'll all see." The only person I fooled... Was me. **I called them butterflies when they were warning signs.** --- ### **[Bridge]** *(Half-time drums, emotional build)* If I could talk To the girl I used to be... I'd tell her, "Love shouldn't make you Question your worth." The right person Will never make Red flags Look romantic. --- ### **[Final Chorus]** *(Full-band anthem)* No more **red flags in pink.** No more pretending they're roses. No more fixing Broken promises Just because my heart was open. I'll stop chasing People who only love me halfway. Because someday, Someone will make love feel easy... Not confusing. And I'll never mistake fear for fate again. **I called them butterflies when they were warning signs.** --- ### **[Outro]** *(Soft guitar fades)* Love didn't fool me... Hope did. But hope finally learned What love should look like.
