When I was younger, I thought the goal in love was simple: become someone's Plan A. I was afraid of being the backup plan, the second choice, the person left waiting while someone looked for something better. But over time, I realized something I hadn't understood before. The problem wasn't being Plan B. The problem was the existence of the ranking itself. If someone needs to compare people before choosing one, then love starts to look a lot like a marketplace. A place where value is measured, options are evaluated, and people become products competing for attention. This song is about the moment that realization hit me. The moment I understood that I never wanted to be the winner of someone else's competition. I didn't want to be the best option. I simply wanted to be the choice. And strangely enough, that realization taught me something far more important than how to be chosen. It taught me how to love myself more. =========================================== #VERSE You were hot then you were cold One step in, one foot gone I thought you needed space to breathe Thought you were focused on your dreams #VERSE Every time you pulled away I found another reason why You were busy, independent Never crossed my mind #PRE-CHORUS But you were just exploring Every road that you could see Keeping every door wide open Before deciding it was me #CHORUS I ran to be your Plan A Not just another bet on eBay I ran to be your High Value Man Not just another victim of Karpman Now I finally realize Plan A and Plan B share the same space In the carts of a marketplace I don't need your validation anymore I just learned to love me more #VERSE Then one day it hit me hard Something suddenly made sense Even if you chose my name Even if I came out first #VERSE I'd still be playing by your rules I'd still be winning your game You were looking for the best one I was looking for a name #PRE-CHORUS The moment I became an option Among all the others there You stopped being the only person I was willing to choose back then #CHORUS I ran to be your Plan A Not just another bet on eBay I ran to be your High Value Man Not just another victim of Karpman Now I finally realize Plan A and Plan B share the same space In the carts of a marketplace I don't need your validation anymore I just learned to love me more #BRIDGE There'll always be someone richer There'll always be someone new There'll always be someone better If that's how love works for you I never wanted first place Never wanted victory I never wanted to be the best option I just wanted to be your choice #CHORUS I ran to be your Plan A Not just another bet on eBay I ran to be your High Value Man Not just another victim of Karpman Now I finally realize Plan A and Plan B share the same space In the carts of a marketplace I don't need your validation anymore I just learned to love me more #OUTRO I never wanted first place I never wanted victory I never wanted to be the best option I just wanted to be your choice I don't need your validation anymore I just learned to love me moremore

I wrote this song after noticing something that seems increasingly common today. Sometimes someone becomes a huge part of your daily life long before they become part of your future. They send you memes, voice notes at midnight, photos of random moments, maybe even their Netflix account. You know their habits, their fears, their favorite coffee order. You can spend hours talking and still have no idea what you actually are to each other. The Netflix line started as a little wink to something funny I've seen happen after breakups. Two people can end a relationship, stop speaking, move on with their lives... and somehow one of them is still using the other's Netflix months later. I thought it perfectly captured a strange modern reality. Sometimes access survives clarity. Sometimes intimacy survives definition. This song lives in that space between friendship and love. Not quite a friend. Not quite a relationship. The hardest part isn't rejection. It's the fear that if you say what you really feel, you might lose something that already means a lot to you. So you stay quiet. They stay quiet. And both of you keep pretending everything is simple. Maybe you've been there too. ============================================ #VERSE You're always first inside my phone The last notification on We share our days through little screens More than some couples ever seem You send me pictures of your meals Random thoughts and how you feel And every midnight voice note leaves A thousand questions back with me #PRE-CHORUS I know your schedule by heart now Your favorite memes, your hidden doubts But one thing still remains unknown What are we when no one's around? #CHORUS You gave me your Netflix I gave your heart a fix You send me reels at two AM And I keep you laughing through the night I play the role of just a friend Sometimes I think you do it too But if I'm wrong about the signs Then I could lose you So I keep every feeling hidden Safe behind the things we do Because what scares me isn't heartbreak It's losing you #VERSE You react with hearts to everything Send little reels you think I'll like Tag me under stupid videos Then disappear for half the night Your name lives at the top of chats Like it has rented space for free Sometimes I wonder if we're close Or just addicted to routine #PRE-CHORUS I know the stories from your past The dreams you're scared to say out loud But when somebody asks about us The answer somehow isn't found #CHORUS You gave me your Netflix I gave your heart a fix You send me reels at two AM And I keep you laughing through the night I play the role of just a friend Sometimes I think you do it too But if I'm wrong about the signs Then I could lose you So I keep every feeling hidden Safe behind the things we do Because what scares me isn't heartbreak It's losing you #BRIDGE Maybe we're both a little careful Maybe we're both afraid to fall Maybe we're standing near the doorway Too scared to move at all Maybe there's nothing here to find Maybe I've built this in my mind But every time you look at me I leave that thought behind #CHORUS You gave me your Netflix I gave your heart a fix You send me reels at two AM And I keep you laughing through the night I play the role of just a friend Sometimes I think you do it too But if I'm wrong about the signs Then I could lose you So I keep every feeling hidden Safe behind the things we do Because what scares me isn't heartbreak It's losing you #OUTRO Your name still waits above my chats Like it belongs there naturally And maybe that's the hardest part You'll always matter more to memore

A magical midnight intimacy within the room, as torrential rain pours outside.more