Don't Call Me Sober

"DON'T CALL ME SOBER"

DARK R&B · TOXIC · MELODIC · LATE NIGHT

INTRO – filtered vocals, distant harmonies

Yeah, yeah

Oh, you know what it is

You only call when the lights go dim

Don't lie to me...

VERSE 1 – smooth, floating delivery

You got a way of making bad feel right

Say you hate me, then you're here by five

Your new man don't know what we do at night

You tell him you're asleep, but you're in my ride

I know your friends don't fuck with me

They heard about the shit I did last week

But you still got my location on

And I still know when you take that ring off

PRE-CHORUS – falsetto, layered vocals

And I know, I know

We ain't good for each other

But you know, you know

Nobody does it like I do

CHORUS – hard-hitting drums, stacked harmonies

Don't call me sober, call me when you're faded

Tell me that you hate me, baby, I can take it

You say that it's over, but you never really mean it

We both know the truth, we just don't wanna believe it

Oh-oh, you keep coming back

I keep doing things I can't take back

Don't call me sober, call me when you're lonely

You don't really love me, you just hate being without me

VERSE 2 – rhythmic, confident, toxic

You got a bad habit, I got a worse one

You say I'm toxic, but you still want some

I know exactly how to push your buttons

You know exactly how to make me jealous

Two missed calls, then you call again

Say you're done, then we're locked in

You want the truth, but you can't handle it

I want your heart, but I'm damaging it

BRIDGE – beat drops, airy vocals

Maybe in another life

We would've got the timing right

Maybe I would've treated you better

Maybe you would've stayed the night

But I can't promise you forever

When I can't even get myself together...

FINAL CHORUS – bigger harmonies, ad-libs

Don't call me sober, call me when you're faded

Tell me that you hate me, baby, I can take it

You say that it's over, but you never really mean it

We both know the truth, we just don't wanna believe it

(Don't wanna believe it...)

You keep coming back

(Coming back...)

I keep doing things I can't take back

Don't call me sober...

OUTRO – pitched vocals fading

You don't miss me...

You miss the feeling...

And I don't love you...

At least that's what I keep saying...