Ugh, are you serious right now?
Decline
I was chilling in my zone, it was 10 pm
Staring at the ceiling, in my favorite anthem
My phone starts to buzz, a panic in my chest
It's your name lighting up, putting me to the test
My heart rate is spiking, my palms are getting wet
This is the one rule that you seem to forget
It's 2025, not 1992
There's a system here, a thing that we all do
A simple "hey"
A simple "u up?"
A simple "can i call?" is that asking too much?
But no, you just press the button, invade my space
Putting a frown on my perfectly calm face
I love you, but i hate your ringtone
It shatters the peace that i barely own
Can't you even text me before you call?
Do you have no consideration at all?
It's a violation, a social crime
You're stealing my focus, stealing my time
Don't say you miss me, don't say you're alone
If you can't respect the silence of my phone
I let it ring out, watch it go to voice
Pretending that i didn't have a choice
Then you text me, "hey, why didn't you pick up?"
Like i'm the one who's messing this whole thing up
I type a reply, "sorry, i was in the shower"
Lying on my bed for the past half-hour
It's not that i don't wanna talk to you, babe
It's the sudden invasion that i truly hate
I love you, but i hate your ringtone
It shatters the peace that i barely own
Can't you even text me before you call?
Do you have no consideration at all?
It's a violation, a social crime
You're stealing my focus, stealing my time
Don't say you miss me, don't say you're alone
If you can't respect the silence of my phone
I can tolerate the shoes you wear
I can tolerate your messy hair
I can tolerate you chewing
With your mouth wide open, i don't care
But you wanna know the one thing i can't bear?
Why can't you just text me before you call?
Is that simple rule... too hard to recall?
Decline. decline. decline
Finally. peace