[Verse 1]
You left me on read
And the room went thin
I watched the glass fog up
With your name on my skin
The fan turned slow
Like it knew my doubt
I kept my cool face on
But my hands gave out

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me why
The silence bites
Tell me why
It won’t let go
One little ping
Could save the night
But your whole world
Moved too slow

[Chorus]
Tell me why the dark looks mean
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot
Tell me why the dark looks mean
(tell me why)
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot

[Verse 2]
I wore my best grin
To the corner bar
Sat by the stage light
With a chipped old scar
On the tabletop
Your ghost got loud
In the ice-cold sweat
Of the crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me why
The silence bites
Tell me why
It won’t let go
One little word
Could swing this back
But your whole world
Moved too slow

[Chorus]
Tell me why the dark looks mean
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot
Tell me why the dark looks mean
(tell me why)
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot

[Bridge]
I don’t need a parade
I need your name
One small spark
To break this frame
Say it plain
Or stay away
I can read
What you don’t say

[Final Chorus]
Tell me why the dark looks mean
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot
Tell me why the dark looks mean
(tell me why)
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot
Tell me why the dark looks mean
(mean in the dark)
When your text goes quiet
Tell me why my heartbeat leans
Like it wants that riot