Red Eye
r.o.fi.x Lyrics

I'm like what happened to us, maybe I'm rapping too much
I'm wondering why our relationship is suffering, maybe because I'm focusing too much on my music.

I been missing your touch, sometimes I'm out and I lust
I miss being intimate with you, even though sometimes when I'm out, I get tempted.

What if love ain't enough, and all we have is this trust
What if our love isn't enough to sustain our relationship, and all we have left is trust in each other.

What if I'm fucking that up, so you don't trust in me much
What if I'm the one ruining our trust, so you don't trust me as much anymore.

I'm wasting your time, to say I'm straight, I'd be lying
I'm not being honest with you, and I feel like I'm wasting your time by staying in this relationship.

It's either you or this music but I can't make up my mind
I feel like I have to choose between you and my music, but I'm struggling to decide.

I'd throw you a line, I'd give you a sign
I want to communicate with you and show you how I feel.

Right now I'm through with the trying, I think you ready to fly
I feel like I've tried everything to make things work, and now I think you're ready to move on without me.

I settle for less so when I'm tired of stress
I lower my standards so that I don't have to deal with the stress of trying to make things work between us.

I go through with the motions pretending I'm at my best
I go through the motions of pretending that everything is okay between us, even when it's not.

Fall victim to flesh, I live to be fresh
I give in to temptation, and I'm more focused on trying to look good and impress others.

But this ain't what I expect because my life is a wreck
This lifestyle isn't what I really want, especially since my life is already a mess.

I run out of breath cuz I ain't taking the steps
I feel like I'm running out of energy because I'm not actively trying to make things better between us.

Money comes and it goes 'til family's all I got left
Money is temporary, and eventually all I'll have left is my family.

I'm seeing my growth, but I'm still from myself
I see myself becoming a better person, but I still struggle with my own flaws.

You'll be hollering out next because you're ready to fly
I feel like you're going to be the next one to leave because you're ready to move on with your life.

I can't find the words so you'll just fill in the blanks
I'm having trouble expressing myself, so I hope you can understand me even when I can't articulate it well.

I'm doing the norm and not what it takes
I'm just going through the motions of a normal relationship, but I'm not actively doing what it takes to make it work.

I'll keep folding my cards and you'll keep raising the stakes
I'll keep giving up and compromising, while you keep expecting more and more from me.

'Til we forget about us and what we have is too late
Before we know it, we'll have drifted apart and it will be too late to salvage our relationship.

I know in your heart, you ain't conditioned to race
I know you're not the type of person to compete with me or try to outdo me.

So I steady the wheel, forever pumping the breaks
I'll take control of the situation and try to slow things down so that we can work on our relationship together.

Resort to the bottle, that's how I deal with the shakes
I turn to alcohol to cope with my nerves and anxiety.

Pray for these haters, that's how I deal with the hate
I pray for those who criticize me, as a way of dealing with the negativity.

Look to the sky, don't be content with the now
Look towards the future and don't be satisfied with where we are now.

You ain't concerned with the why, you just wanna know how
You're more concerned with how we can make things work, rather than why things aren't working.

I didn't give her the chance, when you just wanna be down
I didn't give you the opportunity to be a part of my life, even though you wanted to be.

And save me from myself, but I'm wanting to drown
You tried to help me change for the better, but I'm still struggling with my own issues and don't know how to fix them.

King is much more than the weight of a crown
Being a good partner is about more than just having a title or position of power in the relationship.

As good as it feels, that ain't the way that it sounds
Even though it may feel good to be in a relationship, it doesn't always sound like what we want it to be.

Being single is cool 'til ain't nobody around
Being single seems like a good idea until we're actually alone and don't have anyone to lean on.

Then I'm chasing you down, cuz you was ready to fly
When you're ready to move on, I'll realize how much I still care about you, and I'll try to get you back.

I can't be what you want me to be
I can't always meet your expectations or be the person you want me to be.

You're shooting too high cuz you ain't aiming at me
You're expecting too much of me, and you're not even aiming for what I'm capable of.

One minute you're calling out for the D
One minute you're eager to be intimate with me.

Then the next minute you wanna be free
But then the next minute you want to be free from the relationship and all of its complications.

Then the next minute you hollering out peace
Then the next moment you're saying that you want peace and to avoid drama.

Although I know it's a war and they'll be blood in the street
Even though I know that relationships can be difficult and full of conflict.

If you call don't be frustrated at me
If you reach out to me, please don't be angry or upset with me for how things turned out.

Just leave you're heart at the beep, cuz mine is harder to reach
Just leave a message and please understand that I'm not always emotionally available to talk.

Cuz mine is harder to see
My emotional state is not always easy to understand or recognize.

And that don't make it harder to cheat
Just because I'm emotionally unavailable doesn't mean that it's okay for me to cheat on you.

Being friends would make it harder to breathe
Staying friends after the breakup would only make it more difficult for us to move on and find closure.

So if you're ready to fly, just forget about me
If you're truly ready to move on and start a new chapter in your life, then forget about me and don't look back.

But if you're willing to try then I'm willing to leap
If you're willing to work things out and give our relationship another try, then I'm willing to take a leap of faith with you.

Out of the window of pain and fall in love at your feet
Together we can overcome our past hurts, and I'll show you how much I'm willing to love and cherish you.

I ain't the man you want me to be
Even though I'm not perfect, I hope that you can accept me for who I am and see that I'm trying to be a better person for us.

I guess that's what's been bothering me
This has been weighing on me and I needed to express it to you.