[Verse 1]
Hey
This is a story I hate
And tellin' it might make me break
But I'll tell it anyway
This chapter's about
How you said there was nobody else
Then you got up and went to her house

You guys always left me out

[Pre-Chorus]
I still have the letter you wrote when you told me
That I was the only girl you'd ever want in your life
I guess my friends were right

[Chorus]
Each day goes by and each night, I cry
Somebody saw you with her last night
You gave me your word, "Don't worry 'bout her"
You might love her now, but you loved me first
Said you'd never hurt me, but here we are
Oh, you swore on every star
How could you be so reckless with my heart?

[Verse 2]
You check in and out
Of my heart like a hotel

And she must be perfect, oh well
I hope you both go to hell
[Pre-Chorus]
I still have the letter you wrote when you told me
That I was the only girl you'd ever want in your life
I guess my friends were right

[Chorus]
Each day goes by and each night, I cry
Somebody saw you with her last night
You gave me your word, "Don't worry 'bout her"
You might love her now, but you loved me first
Said you'd never hurt me, but here we are
Oh, you swore on every star
How could you be so reckless with my heart?

[Post-Chorus]
Heart
How could you be so reckless?
How could you be so reckless?
How could you be so reckless with someone's heart?

[Outro]
Hey
This is a story I hate
But I told it to cope with the pain
I'm so sorry if you can relate

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Genius Annotation

“Reckless” is the first single to Madison’s upcoming untitled second studio album. According to Madison, the song is about “how easy it is for some people in relationships to hurt others and move on without any guilt”.

Beer shared these tweets referring to the song as well:

guys i’m releasing my favorite song i’ve ever made soon i’m sorry i rlly couldn’t keep that information to myself anymore […] i hope everyone sobs on their bathroom floor like i do when i listen to it

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What did Madison Beer say about "Reckless"?
Genius Answer

Beer shared on Twitter in May 2021:

i made reckless in october of 2020 after finding out my intuition is literally always right and if someone tells you not to worry about someone else but your heart tells you you should…… run

Is there an alternate ending music video?
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