Fast Touch

 Memories of an on & off Girlfriend


[Verse 1]

You hit my phone at 2 AM

"Are you awake?" you never change

I know that tone

That lazy grin

You only call me when it’s safe

You say you’re done with something real

Too many scars

Too many games

But when you’re bored and need a thrill

My name pops up and I press play


[Chorus]

You only want that fast touch

Hands on

Then you back up

You call it freedom

I call it running away

We burn out in the back seat

Drive home on the same street

We never talk about the mess that we made

If it’s just fast touch

Then why can’t I stay away?


[Verse 2]

You pour a drink

You dim the room

You talk in circles

Change the truth

You say you’re easy

Not unkind

You’re “bad at love but good at time”

You kiss me hard to kill the thought

That someone else just had your heart

I laugh it off

I play along

But every joke is hitting wrong


[Chorus]


[Bridge]

[low vocal register] You leave your sweater on my chair

Little flag that says "I care"

Then disappear for several days

I’m scrolling

Staring at your page

[whispered vocals] New face

Same bar

Same pose

Same lie

You’re chasing sparks ‘cause you’re scared of the fire

I tell my friends it’s nothing much

But I’m hooked on every stolen touch


[Chorus]

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