Dear You at 2 AM

**Verse 1** I’m writing you this letter… I don’t know what else to do You don’t want to talk or listen So maybe reading will get through Tone-deaf to your own voice when it comes to the way you speak to me According to you I'm a shell of a human being— functioning emotionlessly **Verse 2** A happy-go-lucky ray of sunshine and rainbows So your life stays distraction-free So you’re unburdened by the crushing weight of my empathy **Pre-Chorus** Your love language changes every hour You want attention and all the power You’ve got no time for my emotions But what’s love without a little sympathy As if I’m another responsibility… How come you can’t accept me for me **Chorus** The moment you had me When you said walk, I ran You said jump and I went high But even that wasn’t high enough— I guess I was supposed to fly You move the goalposts You hit me where it hurts most Maybe it’s true The one who stays takes every shot from you every shot from you **Bridge** You won’t accept my love so why am I even here If I’m too much to deal with maybe I’ll just disappear No sounding board, no punching bag, enough said And my side of the bed will be empty instead I'll leave clean sheets and plenty of room for the sickness and demons that live in your head **Chorus** The moment you had me When you said walk, I ran You said jump and I went high But even that wasn’t high enough— I guess I was supposed to fly You move the goalposts You hit me where it hurts most Maybe it’s true The one who stays takes every shot from you every shot from you **Outro** So if my thoughts and feelings are too much for you I’ll put them back in the bottle they spilled from when you shook me so hard— the seal came unglued I’ll leave you to self-destruction tears and shame But when you roll over in the morning and the only thing beside you in those clean sheets is the silence you craved you’ll be the only one to blame and you'll take the shot from the one who walked away