CAREFUL DISTANCE

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 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 (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 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 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're standing there Still choosing me Final Chorus 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 hide