[Verse 1 – low, intimate delivery] I be doin’ so good in the daytime Blocked your number, got my peace right Tell my girls I’m finally movin’ on Actin’ like my heart don’t still rewind BGVs: (Rewiiiind…) (You still on my mind…) But the city get quieter at midnight And the tequila hit a little different Now I’m scrollin’ through old messages Readin’ things I should’ve deleted (ad-lib) Mmm… here we go… [Pre-Chorus – melodic lift] Every time I swear I’m done The loneliness start talkin’ BGVs: (Talkin’ to me…) And every little memory Start crawlin’ through my conscience Lola: I know better… I do… (run) But I still want youuu… [Chorus – hypnotic + addictive] After 2AM That’s when I let you back in That’s when my self-control Start wearin’ thin BGVs: (Thin… thin…) (Wearin’ off…) After 2AM I start forgettin’ why we ended Soon as your name light up my screen I’m tempted Lola: Boy, I hate that you still got access to me… (ad-lib) Even now… [Verse 2 – richer emotional pocket] I know exactly how this story go You pull up smellin’ like expensive smoke Kiss me slow and tell me what I miss Like you ain’t the reason I’m like this BGVs: (Like this… like this…) You touch me like you still know me And somehow that still gets to me One night turn into three more weeks Now I’m right back where I shouldn’t be (ad-lib) Damn… [Pre-Chorus – bigger] I keep tellin’ myself “don’t fold” But your voice still got control BGVs: (Control… control…) And every time I hear “baby…” I forget everything you broke Lola (run): Brrroooooke… [Chorus – fuller harmonies] After 2AM That’s when I let you back in That’s when my boundaries Start cavin’ in BGVs: (Cavin’ in…) (You know you wrong…) After 2AM I start romanticizin’ memories Like you ain’t leave me cryin’ In this penthouse by myself Lola: Boy, why you still feel like home to me? [Bridge – stripped down | emotional confession] (beat drops to Rhodes + bass pulse) Lola (soft): Maybe I don’t miss you… Maybe I just hate bein’ alone… BGVs: (Alone… alone…) Maybe I got addicted To the chaos and the comedown Maybe I keep answerin’ hopin’ this time you’ll love me right BIG emotional rise: But every night after 2AM— I stop knowin’ the difference between loneliness… and love [Final Chorus – emotional chaos] After 2AM That’s when I let you ruin me again That’s when all the healing start unravelin’ BGVs: (Unraveling…) (Again… again…) After 2AM I start believin’ every word you say Even when I know you never stay Lola (BELTING): WHY I STILL PICK UP WHEN IT’S YOUUUUU?! Ad-libs everywhere: (Don’t call me…) (I should know better…) (Why I still love you…?) [Outro – exhausted fade] Lola (soft whisper): I’m strongest in daylight… BGVs: (Daylight…) Lola: But after 2AM… (long airy run) …I’m yours again.
