Verse 1

Verse 1 We walk the same street sideways Like we might collide Talk about nothing Then step aside You look for a second Then look away Every small silence Knows what to say Pre-Chorus Close enough to feel it Far enough to hide Chorus We keep a careful distance Close — then gone again One step into you I step back again Not lovers, not strangers Don’t ask me when We almost touch Then we don’t again Post-Chorus (female echo) Again… again… We don’t again Verse 2 You hand me a kindness Like it’s no weight I hold it too long Then hesitate You say my name softly Like nothing’s wrong But we both hear Where it belongs Pre-Chorus 2 Close enough to want it Far enough to stay Chorus 2 We keep a careful distance Close — then gone again Every time I leave I come back again Not lovers, not strangers Don’t ask me when We almost say it Then we don’t again Bridge (dual POV moment) If I moved closer Would you break first Or just breathe my name Like it still hurts We never crossed lines We never were free You standing there Still choosing me Final Chorus (duet lift) We keep a careful distance Close — then gone again No matter the ending We start again Not lovers, not strangers No clean way to end We almost mean it Again… again Outro Close enough to feel it Far enough to hideCAREFUL DISTANCE Verse 1 We walk the same street sideways Like we’re dodging rain Every word we don’t say Still says your name Pre-Chorus Close enough to feel it Far enough to breathe Chorus We keep a careful distance Measured in breath One step closer to you Undoing the rest Not lovers, not strangers Not what we defend Just two people standing Where it won’t end Post-Chorus (hook) Don’t move closer Don’t move closer Verse 2 You handed me a kindness Like nothing changed I held it for a moment Then set it away You look like forgiveness I don’t deserve So I stay in the silence Between every word Pre-Chorus 2 Close enough to want it Far enough to stay Chorus 2 (lift) We keep a careful distance Measured in air Every time I leave you You’re still standing there Not lovers, not strangers Not what we became Just two people holding The shape of a name Bridge (dual POV collision) If I reach now — say it Would you pull away Or finally break What we’ve both tried to save We don’t cross the line But we never go free It isn’t goodbye If you’re still with me Final Chorus We keep a careful distance But nothing has changed Every step without you Leads back the same Not lovers, not strangers No clean way to end Just two people staying Where we shouldn’t have been