Lyric

I’m not stepping back

Because I don’t love you

It’s just that every time

We get too close

I see the line

We almost crossed

It wasn’t wrong

It wasn’t right

Just something warm

In borrowed light

We kept it soft

We kept it small

Like that would save

Us from it all

Maybe distance

Isn’t cold

Maybe distance

Is growing old

I’m not stepping back

Because I don’t care

I’m stepping back

’Cause you’re still there

Not in my arms

But in my mind

Too close to keep

Too real to hide

I’m not letting go

To make it end

I’m letting go

So it won’t bend

The phone still lights

From time to time

My thumb still hovers

On your name

It’s not fear

It’s not regret

Just knowing

What we’d break

You breathe beside me

In my head

Warmer than

The night we left

We cool it down

Like we agreed

Like saying less

Is what we need

I’m not stepping back

To make it fade

I’m stepping back

Before it breaks

Not because

The spark is gone

But because

It’s still too strong

Distance isn’t

Hate or blame

It’s loving you

Without a flame

It’s choosing quiet

Over fire

Before we burn

What we admire

I’m not stepping back

Because I’m through

I’m stepping back

To keep you true

Not in secret

Not half-alive

But somewhere

We both survive

I’m not walking out

In anger or shame

Just letting us

Stay the same

Still warm

Just further away