I remember listening to Apple Music on a Friday afternoon. Nothing particularly stood out from that day until I heard a song called Drunk Text Me by Lexi Jayde. Up until then, I wasn’t aware of Lexi or the music she made. However, little did I know that from that day forward, Lexi would gain a fan and I would find a song that would help me in my saddest moments—reliving moments and feelings I thought I was over. 

As Lexi shares her own experiences with a relationship that took a long time to get over, she perfectly captures those feelings of longing for a person you can no longer message because they simply aren’t interested and have moved on. 

“Shouldn't you be sad right now? Said you never liked big crowds, Acting like you like them now, Without me, 'Cause you're with your friends, all proud, At some shitty bar downtown. Do you taste me on her mouth, Or just whiskey?” She opens the song with these hard-hitting lyrics of pain and confusion, wondering if her love interest still thinks about her even though he is with someone else. 

Things start to spiral out of control as Lexi begins to have withdrawals, thinking about what her previous partner is doing. I mean, we’ve all been there—madly in love with someone and when things are no longer the same, we begin to wonder what they are feeling. “Wanna know just what you're feeling now, What are you feeling now?” Lexi asks as the guitar strings play in the background, creating this sense of hopelessness—knowing that these questions won’t be answered. 

With relationships, we go through a few phases where we’re willing to fight for a situation that is all but lost, clouded by our feelings. “I want you to drunk text me, Saying you still need me. Tell me I'm not like her, I made you happier.” She begins to beg as she searches for answers her heart so desperately desires. Yet, there are still no answers, and the hope is beginning to fade. 

“I want you to drunk text me, Just empty it all out, please. Tell me you fucked this up, Tell me you're still in love with me.” As Lexi begins to plead, it seems as if nothing is working. Slowly, reality is starting to set in, and the picture is becoming clearer. 

As Lexi begins to come to terms with the fact that her love interest has slept with someone else, the song begins to take a turn. “Wondering if you regret, All the shit you never said, That you slept with her instead, Like we never mattered, Or do you even care at all, After all the pain you caused? Do you know that I'd still pick the phone up If you called?”

Even though the reality is clearly showing itself, Lexi still believes that there is hope—hoping that despite the pain, there might still be a chance of them getting back together. 

Just being able to reflect on this song as it turns 3 years old today, it made me understand the complexity of love and how we, as people, often allow ourselves to be in situations that we don’t necessarily need to be in—all because of love, which oftentimes blinds us. 

To Lexi Jayde thank you for creating this song. And to all of Lexi’s fans  thank you for keeping it alive. Happy 3rd anniversary to  Drunk Text Me.