Answered Anyway

Music: Lil noodle Late night Your name on my phone again Same smoke Same mirror, same excuses you send You say you changed But it's seasonal, like wind I believe it 'cause I want to Call it weakness or win I'm scrolling through old texts We been here before Lights in the city don't warm up The cold on the floor My friends say walk But my heart keeps the door If love is a debt I keep paying more
I told myself once, twice Three times no more But the ringtone hits different When your voice hits the floor You sound like home Even when you're a war So I answer anyway I answer anyway
I give you more chances Than enough, baby, more than fair When the silence gets heavy I still find you there Same promises hollow Same late-night stare I keep coming back Like I'm caught in your snare I give you more chances Than enough, yeah I do Even when nothing changes I'm still choosing you
Penthouse views won't fix The same old pain If I champagne-toast the nights It wont change your name You show up ghosted Then you come around like rain I forgive the storm Forget the damage, forget the blame There's a list of reasons To finally let this go But love ain't logical It's louder than my ego I tell my people to stop They all say "bro, just go" But the line between Habit and hope is low
I say "I'm done tonight" But my hands type your name The darkness talks sweet And it's hard to explain How every goodbye Is a lesson I can't retain So I answer anyway I answer anyway
I give you more chances Than enough, baby, more than fair When the silence gets heavy I still find you there Same promises hollow Same late-night stare I keep coming back Like I'm caught in your snare I give you more chances Than enough, yeah I do Even when nothing changes I'm still choosing you
Maybe I'm lonely, maybe I'm soft Maybe I'm scared to be alone Maybe the idea of you is easier Than being on my own Maybe I'm addicted To the way you rewrite My faults into lines Or maybe I'm just tired Of starting over on my own time Talk to me, tell me what truth You want me to hold Are we real or rehearsed? Are we warm or just cold? You keep coming back With rehearsed apologies told And I keep answering Like my heart's on payroll
I see the pattern But the pattern looks like you Familiar like a hymn Even when the chorus is through You say "I'll be better" Like it's some kind of vow I'm addicted to the almost To the "I'll try" somehow My calendar's full But I'm scheduling time for lies I'm a king in the morning And a fool by midnight skies I know my worth But I fold when your voice aligns So I answer anyway, every single time
I give you more chances Than enough, baby, more than fair When the silence gets heavy I still find you there Same promises hollow Same late-night stare I keep coming back Like I'm caught in your snare I give you more chances Than enough, yeah I do Even when nothing changes I'm still choosing you
Maybe one day I'll quit answering Without thought Maybe one day I'll count the cost And leave the door locked But tonight the city's quiet And your whisper's my drug So I hit accept And I answer anyway, love