fall for me

[Verse 1]
I know you wait up late for my name to light your phone
I know you see me different, even when I’m feelin' alone
You bring me flowers, like I’m yours, and I don’t ask
But I smile and take 'em anyway, can’t change the past
You been good to me, I won't lie
You show up every time I cry
But every hug just feels like guilt
'Cause I ain't tryna build what you hope we'll build

[Pre-Chorus]
You deserve somebody who looks back the same
And I don’t wanna play you, don’t wanna cause you pain
But boy, it’s not a maybe, not a game
I can’t fake a flame, can’t wear your last name

[Chorus]
Please don’t fucking fall for me
Don’t write your hopes in ink on me
Don’t dream about what we could be
When I can’t even give you half of me
Please don’t fucking fall for me
I’m not the girl you want me to be
You’re everything I’d ask for in a dream
But love don’t live in me right now, you see

[Verse 2]
You said “I’d wait forever if it takes that long”
But bitch, forever ain't a reason to hold on
I hate the thought of breaking you in two
But worse would be pretending I feel it too
I’m tryna be honest, not cold
But silence ain’t gold when it’s leading you on
You bring me close like I’m your world
But I can't give more, I’m not that girl

[Pre-Chorus]
And I could fake a future just to keep your smile
But I’d hate myself for lying all the while
You need someone who leans back when you lean
Not someone halfway lost in a goddamn dream

[Chorus]
Please don’t fucking fall for me
I’m not a promise, not your peace
You see a spark I can’t set free
And I don’t wanna keep you on your knees
Please don’t fucking fall for me
I’m not the one, it’s not that deep
You’re trying to love a ghost you can’t keep
So let me go before your heart bleeds

[Bridge]
I love you as a friend, it’s true
But not the way you're hoping to
And if I let this carry on
I’d lose you when it all goes wrong
So here’s the truth that’s hard to say
I can’t be yours in any way

[Chorus]
Please don’t fucking fall for me
I’m not your girl, I’m not your need
Don’t build a future just to grieve
Don’t hold your breath for make-believe
Please don’t fucking fall for me
It’s not a story meant to be
I’m not your ending, not your queen
So let this shit go and set you free