Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This is a collaboration I did with a good friend of mine. This is a cover / remix of "I Wish You Loved Me" by Tynisha Keli; bringing the song into modern times in 2026.

The song touches and expands on subjects of the original source, providing new and unique lyrics, structure, presentation, and a brand new twist. I needed a female vocalist to fill the parts that I couldn't do to keep the source more true to the original. Knowing Royal Nightingale for as long as I have, I just knew that she would be perfect for it.

If you want to hear more from Royal Nightingale, click the link below:

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:: Lyrics ::

[Intro - Royal Nightingale / Red Rum]
Yeah...
Like you don't love me...
Yeah, oh love me...
Yeah, uh, yeah, uh...

[Verse 1 - Red Rum]
Yeah, I’m stuck in the shadow of the words you don’t say,
Every smile that you give me just fades away,
I’m reading all the signs but they never align,
I’m pouring out my heart, you just pass me by,

Late nights thinking ‘bout the way that you laugh,
Replay every moment like a scene in the past,
Tryna be the one you call when you fall apart,
But I’m just on standby while you guard your heart,

You tell me I’m amazing but it stops right there,
Like I’m close to the flame but there’s no warmth there,
I’m giving you attention, you don’t even see,
All the love in my chest got me feeling empty,

You talk about your type and I don’t fit the mold,
But I’d give you my world, yeah, I’d give you my soul,
Every step that I take just circles back to you,
But I’m chasing a dream that’ll never come true

[Chorus - Royal Nightingale / Red Rum]
I wish you loved me like I love you, it’s killing me inside,
Every time I try to get close, you just let it slide,
I’m stuck in the friend zone, watching you move on,
While I’m writing these feelings in a heartbreak song,

If I could change your heart, I swear I’d do anything,
But I’m just another name that your phone won’t ring,
I’m screaming in silence, hoping you might see,
I wish you loved me… like you don’t love me

[Verse 2 - Red Rum]
You lean on my shoulder when your world falls down,
But I’m never the king, just a ghost in your crown,
I’m the one you trust but never the one you choose,
I’m the one who stays but the one who loses,

You tell me all your secrets, yeah I hold them tight,
But I’d trade all that just to hold you one night,
You say “you’re such a good friend,” yeah it cuts so deep,
That’s a label I carry that I don’t wanna keep,

I see the way you light up when he’s in your view,
Got me breaking inside but I play it cool,
I’m clapping for your love while mine falls apart,
Like I’m front row seats to my own broken heart,

I try to walk away but I circle again,
‘Cause loving you is pain that I call my friend,
You don’t feel the spark, but I’m burning alive,
And I’m dying inside just to keep this alive

[Chorus - Royal Nightingale / Red Rum]
I wish you loved me like I love you, it’s killing me inside,
Every time I try to get close, you just let it slide,
I’m stuck in the friend zone, watching you move on,
While I’m writing these feelings in a heartbreak song,

If I could change your heart, I swear I’d do anything,
But I’m just another name that your phone won’t ring,
I’m screaming in silence, hoping you might see,
I wish you loved me… like you don’t love me

[Verse 3 - Royal Nightingale]
Maybe I’m the fool for believing in fate,
Thinking one day you’d finally look my way,
I built up this dream where we’d both be aligned,
But I’m the only one that’s lost in the design,

I memorize your voice, every word that you say,
But you don’t hear the pain when I speak your name,
I’m just background noise in your perfect scene,
While you’re everything that I’ll never be,

I tried to be patient, tried to give you space,
But distance just reminds me I’m outta place,
You deserve the world, yeah I mean that still,
Even if it’s not me that you ever will,

So I’m letting you go with a heart still bruised,
Still loving you even if I lose,
If you ever look back, I hope you can see,
There was someone who wished you loved him… me

[Chorus - Royal Nightingale / Red Rum]
I wish you loved me like I love you, it’s killing me inside,
Every time I try to get close, you just let it slide,
I’m stuck in the friend zone, watching you move on,
While I’m writing these feelings in a heartbreak song,

If I could change your heart, I swear I’d do anything,
But I’m just another name that your phone won’t ring,
I’m screaming in silence, hoping you might see,
I wish you loved me… like you don’t love me

#Pop #RandB #2000s