The Chase

[Verse 1]
You call me when it’s late
You say you “just wanted to check”
But you don’t ask my day
You ask what’s left to break

You love the spark
The part that runs away
The closer I lean in
The faster you change lanes

[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me straight
No pretty frame
Do you want my heart
Or just my name?

Do you stay for me
When I don’t pull back?
That’s the line
That tells you that

[Chorus]
Is it me, or the chase?
(Or the chase)
Do you want my face
Or the thing you can’t replace?

Is it love, or a game?
(Or a game)
When you win, do you stay
Or just fade away?

[Verse 2]
I watch your eyes
When I say what I need
You get so quiet
Like that cost you the deed

You light up at distance
You cool off in reach
That kind of hunger
Don’t call it belief

I’m not a prize
You can keep on your shelf
I need a hand on my truth
Not a hand on yourself

[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me straight
No pretty frame
Do you want my heart
Or just my name?

Do you stay for me
When I don’t pull back?
That’s the line
That tells you that

[Chorus]
Is it me, or the chase?
(Or the chase)
Do you want my face
Or the thing you can’t replace?

Is it love, or a game?
(Or a game)
When you win, do you stay
Or just fade away?

[Bridge]
If I stop reaching
Does your fire die?
If I stop folding
Do you still try?

I need a real yes
Not a victory lap
Someone who sees me
And can live with that

[Final Chorus]
Is it me, or the chase?
(Or the chase)
Do you want my face
Or the thing you can’t replace?

Is it love, or a game?
(Or a game)
When you win, do you stay
Or just fade away?

Is it me, or the chase?
(Or the chase)
If you want the real thing
Then meet me in that place