When I was younger... well, not that much younger. Let's just say... a little less emotionally mature. 😅 Back then, I genuinely thought I was protecting myself. Whenever someone got too close, whenever a relationship started feeling real, something inside me would quietly pull the emergency brake. I'd suddenly notice flaws that hadn't mattered before. I'd convince myself we weren't compatible. I'd call it intuition... when, in reality, it was fear. Looking back, I don't think I was running away from love. I was running away from the unknown. Because loving someone for real means accepting that you can lose them, that they can change you, that you no longer control everything. Thankfully, that's no longer who I am today. I wanted to write this song because we don't talk about this side of relationships very often. We hear a lot about the fear of being abandoned. Much less about the fear of finally finding something real... and walking away anyway. Airplane Mode is for everyone who's ever mistaken self protection for freedom, and fear for instinct. Sometimes the biggest risk isn't falling in love... it's never giving yourself the chance to. ========================= [VERSE] Summer getaway, California coast Windows down, singing way too close One Airbnb, one carry on Your hoodie somehow became my own AirDropped pictures from the pier Sunset looked better with you here Every green flag checked the list You made forever hard to resist [PRE-CHORUS] Nothing to repair Nothing to decode The calmer my heart became The louder my survival mode [CHORUS] You put me in airplane mode 'Cause my amygdala told me, "Keep control" The safer your love, the less I could breathe My fear wore your name, but it wasn't you I needed to leave No broken trust No reason to go I walked away from everything I'd waited for Still don't know why I let you go [VERSE] Thanksgiving around your place Your dad said, "Hope we'll save your space." Your sister tagged me in the photos Your grandma said, "I've never seen you smile like this." Then my mind began to spin Double texts... "Too much too soon." Talking 'bout next summer... "Maybe we're moving too fast." Green flags slowly turned into masks [PRE-CHORUS] I wasn't reading warning signs I was writing every page Every peaceful little moment Started feeling like a cage [CHORUS] You put me in airplane mode 'Cause my amygdala told me, "Keep control" The safer your love, the less I could breathe My fear wore your name, but it wasn't you I needed to leave No broken trust No reason to go I walked away from everything I'd waited for Still don't know why I let you go [VERSE] Birthday candles, crowded room Your wish was looking back at you Your mom saved every photo Like I'd already been there too Your friends kept saying, "Don't mess this up." I smiled while planning my escape The future knocked upon my door I turned away and closed it more [PRE-CHORUS] The closer love looked like home The louder danger sounded I confused being deeply loved With losing who I was [BRIDGE] There never were red flags I painted every one Called my fear "gut feeling" Called my panic "common sense" Love never threatened me Safety did I spent my whole life searching for The kind of heart that chooses mine Then left the moment It finally did [CHORUS] You put me in airplane mode 'Cause my amygdala told me, "Keep control" The safer your love, the less I could breathe My fear wore your name, but it was never you No final fight No one to blame I spent my whole life looking for love... Then ran away the day I found itmore

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