Question...?

This writes "testing the waters" as a tipsy "so... are you still thinking of me?" Haven't you sent a late message you regretted the second it left?

With a playful beat, it's the cowardice of caring but playing cool. Taylor makes "want to know but afraid to ask" cute and aching. You'll remember someone whose chat you still fear opening.

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