Nonreciprocal

Intro

Build

Cut-up/dj

Yeah... look.

I keep checking the meters, checking the gauge.

But the math ain't adding up on this page.

I'm pouring into a cup with a hole in the bottom.

One-sided.

Listen.

Verse 1

I gave you 100, you gave me a fraction

I was looking for depth, you were looking for distraction

I stayed up late trying to rewrite your pain

While you left me standing outside in the rain

Every text that I send is a paragraph long

Every word you reply feels completely wrong

A cold "okay" or a late-night ghost

It's a twisted dynamic where I suffer the most

I built up a castle, you built up a wall

I was ready to jump, you wouldn't even fall

They told me from the jump it was a dangerous route

But I was blinded by the hope, trying to figure you out

Now I'm looking at the balance sheet, checking the score

Realizing that my energy is walking out the door.

Pre-Chorus

It's an uneven rhythm, an off-beat design

I'm matching your tempo but you're crossing my line

I wanted an echo but I'm shouting alone

Staring at the silence on a cold smartphone.

Chorus

Her love is nonreciprocal, it's draining my soul

I'm giving everything just to make her feel whole

But the mirror is empty, there's no reflection in sight

Just a one-way street in the middle of the night

Yeah, nonreciprocal, an unreturned line

I'm wasting my currency, I'm wasting my time

Gotta pull back the investment, gotta lock down the vault

Can't keep breaking my heart and calling it my fault.

Verse 2

I was treating you like royalty, custom and fine

Putting your entire happiness ahead of mine

But you only show up when the spotlight is on

The moment that it dims, yeah, you're instantly gone

It's a transaction to you, it's an absolute game

You like the way it feels when I call out your name

But you don't know the basics of a mutual bond

You just stand on the edge while I dive in the pond

I had to learn the hard way that you can't force a spark

Can't make a person see you when they sleep in the dark

So I'm cutting the cables, I'm dropping the weight

No more waiting on a text at the front of the gate.

Bridge

They say love is a two-way street...

But I've been walking on my own till I blistered my feet.

You can't manufacture a feeling that's dead.

It's time to take the crown back and put it on my head.

Yeah, pull back the reins! Let's go!

Chorus

Her love is nonreciprocal, it's draining my soul

I'm giving everything just to make her feel whole

But the mirror is empty, there's no reflection in sight

Just a one-way street in the middle of the night

Yeah, nonreciprocal, an unreturned line

I'm wasting my currency, I'm wasting my time

Gotta pull back the investment, gotta lock down the vault

Can't keep breaking my heart and calling it my fault.

Outro

Yeah. Nonreciprocal.

No more one-sided deals.

I'm checking out of the hotel.

Keep the keys. Keep the memories.

I'm done pouring into empty spaces.

Turn the track off.