2. Reading Between by MΨRΔ QUΔRTZ

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# Reading Between

**[Intro]**  
Mmm… hmm  
I saw it coming  
Slow like sunset

**[Verse 1]**  
You started lingering on the phone a little longer than before  
“Goodnight” turned into paragraphs, three dots I couldn’t ignore  
You’d send me songs at midnight with lyrics underlined in blue  
I’d listen once, heart skipping, then reply like I always do

You’d laugh a little louder when I walked into the room  
Touch my arm when you were talking, like it helped get the words through  
I noticed how your eyes would stay on me across the crowded bar  
I told myself it was nothing, but I knew it wasn’t far

**[Pre-Chorus]**  
I could feel the pages turning  
From friendship into something new  
And I kept my fingers still  
Didn’t turn them with you

**[Chorus]**  
I was reading between the lines you wrote  
Every heart you left in every note  
I saw the shift, I felt the glow  
But I never let you know  
That I knew  
You were falling  
And I wasn’t calling back the same  
I stayed quiet in the margins  
While you wrote my name  
In places I couldn’t sign

**[Verse 2]**  
You started planning little futures in the things you’d casually say  
“Wouldn’t it be nice someday…” trailing off in that hopeful way  
You’d save me the last bite of dessert, like it was a secret code  
I’d smile and say thank you, but never took the road

I kept my stories surface, didn’t let the deep ones out  
Didn’t lean in when you leaned in, didn’t feed the quiet doubt  
I hated how it felt like playing games when I was just being true  
But letting it keep growing would’ve been crueler to you

**[Pre-Chorus]**  
I could see the question forming  
In the spaces where I didn’t reply  
So I left them empty on purpose  
Even though it made you wonder why

**[Bridge]**  
Maybe I should’ve said it louder  
“This is where the story ends”  
But I thought if I stayed gentle  
You’d understand in the end  
I didn’t want to shame the feeling  
I just couldn’t feel it too  
So I let the silence do the talking  
The kindest thing I knew how to do

**[Final Chorus]** *(un peu plus doux, presque chuchoté sur certains vers)*  
I was reading between the lines you drew  
Every almost that turned into true  
For you  
I saw it all, I let it go  
Because loving you meant letting you know  
The truth  
Even when it was quiet  
Even when it hurt to stay  
I kept reading between  
And then I walked away

**[Outro]**  
Mmm…  
Reading between  
Yeah, I saw everything  
I just couldn’t write it back…

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Album "Chapters We Didn't Write" available on Spotify & major platforms! Check it out 🌟 ©2025 Myra Quartz ~~~~~~~~~~~✨~✨~✨~~~~~~~~~~~~ # Reading Between **[Intro]** Mmm… hmm I saw it coming Slow like sunset **[Verse 1]** You started lingering on the phone a little longer than before “Goodnight” turned into paragraphs, three dots I couldn’t ignore You’d send me songs at midnight with lyrics underlined in blue I’d listen once, heart skipping, then reply like I always do You’d laugh a little louder when I walked into the room Touch my arm when you were talking, like it helped get the words through I noticed how your eyes would stay on me across the crowded bar I told myself it was nothing, but I knew it wasn’t far **[Pre-Chorus]** I could feel the pages turning From friendship into something new And I kept my fingers still Didn’t turn them with you **[Chorus]** I was reading between the lines you wrote Every heart you left in every note I saw the shift, I felt the glow But I never let you know That I knew You were falling And I wasn’t calling back the same I stayed quiet in the margins While you wrote my name In places I couldn’t sign **[Verse 2]** You started planning little futures in the things you’d casually say “Wouldn’t it be nice someday…” trailing off in that hopeful way You’d save me the last bite of dessert, like it was a secret code I’d smile and say thank you, but never took the road I kept my stories surface, didn’t let the deep ones out Didn’t lean in when you leaned in, didn’t feed the quiet doubt I hated how it felt like playing games when I was just being true But letting it keep growing would’ve been crueler to you **[Pre-Chorus]** I could see the question forming In the spaces where I didn’t reply So I left them empty on purpose Even though it made you wonder why **[Chorus]** I was reading between the lines you wrote Every heart you left in every note I saw the shift, I felt the glow But I never let you know That I knew You were falling And I wasn’t calling back the same I stayed quiet in the margins While you wrote my name In places I couldn’t sign **[Bridge]** Maybe I should’ve said it louder “This is where the story ends” But I thought if I stayed gentle You’d understand in the end I didn’t want to shame the feeling I just couldn’t feel it too So I let the silence do the talking The kindest thing I knew how to do **[Final Chorus]** *(un peu plus doux, presque chuchoté sur certains vers)* I was reading between the lines you drew Every almost that turned into true For you I saw it all, I let it go Because loving you meant letting you know The truth Even when it was quiet Even when it hurt to stay I kept reading between And then I walked away **[Outro]** Mmm… Reading between Yeah, I saw everything I just couldn’t write it back…

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