Read at 3AM

[intro]
(phone buzzes, feedback swells)
Three a.m. and my screen won't shut up

[verse]
Blue light burning through my blackout curtains
Seventeen pings since I closed my eyes
Tyler's spiraling about some girl named Lauren
And Jake just sent the same meme twice
I should be sleeping, I got work at eight
But nobody leaves, and I can't look away

[chorus]
It's the group chat that never sleeps
Four sad kids and a hundred unread
Typing, typing, but nothing to say
Just hearts on a message from somebody's ex
The group chat that never sleeps
We're all awake 'cause we're all a mess
If I put my phone down, who's gonna catch
The three a.m. spiral nobody checks?

[verse]
Dana quit the chat on a Tuesday
Came back by Thursday, said she missed the noise
Mikey changed his name to "gone away"
Then liked my message with his trademark void
We're a lighthouse nobody asked for
Still flashing in the dark at half past four

[chorus]
It's the group chat that never sleeps
Four sad kids and a hundred unread
Typing, typing, but nothing to say
Just hearts on a message from somebody's ex
The group chat that never sleeps
We're all awake 'cause we're all a mess
If I put my phone down, who's gonna catch
The three a.m. spiral nobody checks?

[bridge]
Twenty percent battery, I should let it die
But you typed "you good?" and I almost cried
Nobody's talking, we just sit here online
It's better than staring at the ceiling tonight

[chorus]
It's the group chat that never sleeps
Four sad kids and a hundred unread
Typing, typing, but nothing to say
Just a read receipt at the end of the day

[outro]
Two percent battery
Goodnight, you weirdos
Goodnight, you weirdos
(screen dims, last buzz)