Lyric

The hallway light feels softer now

Like it knows what we won’t say

Your shoulder almost brushing mine

But neither moves away

Every step is measured calm

Still something’s pulling through

I tell myself it’s nothing

But it’s always close to you

Your shadow falling next to mine

Stretching long across the floor

We walk like we don’t feel it

But we both feel it more

Not a touch

Not a word

But the quiet’s starting to burn

Not a move

Not a sign

Still your rhythm matching mine

Close enough

To feel your breath in mine

Close enough

To blur the line

Close enough

That leaving feels too far

But we’re not crossing where we are

Close enough

To know this isn’t small

But we don’t name it at all

Your voice when you say goodnight

Lingers longer than it should

I replay the way you turned

Like you almost understood

There’s a warmth beneath my ribs

I don’t name, I don’t confess

But every time we stand this near

It feels a little less harmless

Your hand almost finds my sleeve

Then settles at your side

We keep pretending distance

Is something we can hide

Still no claim

Still no sign

But your shadow’s crossing mine

Still no spark

Still no flame

But it doesn’t feel the same

If I stay

If you wait

Does it change what we create?

If I move

Just an inch

Would you meet me in the middle of it?

If we breathe

Just a little too slow

Would it finally show?

Close enough

To feel the heat we hide

Close enough

To stand this close inside

Every word we never say

Hanging heavy in the air

Every step we hesitate

Pulling us somewhere

Nothing said out loud

But everything is louder now

Every breath between us

Feels impossible somehow

We almost let it through

We almost cross the line

But standing this close to you

Already feels like mine

Not yet

But almost