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Intro
We set the tripod up at seven Didn't know what we were performing
Verse 1
Garlic burning on the stove, you laugh, I'm catching angles Wipe the counter, fix your hair, restart the same clip Three takes on the pour, the wine glass had to sparkle You leaned in for the couch shot, I forgot the caption Posted by nine, got the hearts, the scroll, the whole thing Food got cold waiting for the perfect lighting Scraped the pan quiet while you edited something Best clip of the night was the one that felt like nothing
Pre-chorus
They see the finished version, polished and aligned I keep thinking bout the footage left behind
Chorus
Off camera, that's where you love me best Ring light's off and it's just us left No retake, no angle, no second guess Off camera, baby, forget the rest
Verse 2
Phone hit the cushion and the volume changed quick You mentioned bills, I said something slick Small stuff, but the tone was different now No music, no transitions, just the sound Of two people talking honest without curating how I flinched when you looked at me and frowned Without the filter I forgot the way around Your real face, tired face, the one that don't get found
Pre-chorus
They see the finished version, polished and aligned I keep thinking bout the footage left behind
Chorus
Off camera, that's where you love me best Ring light's off and it's just us left No retake, no angle, no second guess Off camera, baby, forget the rest
Verse 3
Remember bus rides, sharing earbuds, dollar slices getting cold Hoodie on the bench, my arm around you, nothing posed No WiFi on that trip, didn't post a single frame That might be the happiest we ever became Somewhere the camera slid between us and the ceiling Measuring moments by the metrics of the feeling Hundred thousand strangers saw the version we agreed on I miss the one that happened when nobody had to see
Bridge
Phone face down on the floor Don't want the likes, I need to know the score Am I holding you or holding up a set? Which one matters cause I keep losing bet after bet
Verse 4
You pulled your knees up, said you noticed it too How we shift when something's recording in the room Like actors forgetting a script we never wrote Realest take we had was when the camera broke Rather have the argument than fake the peace Rather see you cry than watch the highlight reel repeat You wiped your face, I held your wrist, nothing worth a clip Ten minutes on that carpet meant more than every post we shipped
Verse 5
We still post, not pretending we quit cold Best night this month ain't on nobody's scroll Tuesday, half a pizza, couch, the socks don't match Laughing at a show we'd never tag cause it ain't that Tripod's in the closet gathering a little dust Some moments belong to the moment, that's enough Kissed me in the kitchen, light was barely on That's the footage I keep living when the phone is gone
Chorus
Off camera, that's where you love me best Ring light's off and it's just us left No retake, no angle, no second guess Off camera, baby, forget the rest
Outro
Some things don't need a caption Keep the best parts yours
Inside the recording
We set the tripod up at seven Didn't know what we were performing
They see the finished version, polished and aligned I keep thinking bout the footage left behind
Some things don't need a caption Keep the best parts yours
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