Tempo

[Intro]
[sultry, restless]
We're dancing to different songs, baby
Can you feel it?
[syncopated beat, groovy bassline]

[Verse 1]
I'm running red lights while you're stuck on yellow
Told you I want more but you keep it mellow
I'm writing future plans, you're still reading the first page
I'm burning like a fever, you're just lukewarm in this age
Three months in and I already said the L word
You kissed me back in silence like you never even heard
My heartbeat's doing double time whenever you're around
But yours is steady, unbothered, barely making sound
I wanna move in rhythm but we're clashing on the beat
You're taking baby steps while I'm already on repeat
Said "let's just see where this goes" with your hand between my thighs
Mixed signals got me dizzy, frustration in disguise

[Pre-Chorus]
And I slow down, speed up
Trying to match whatever you're feeling (feeling)
But every time I find your groove
You switch up and leave me reeling

[Chorus]
We're off tempo, beautiful disaster
I'm the slow song, you want something faster
Or maybe I'm racing and you need the brake
Either way we're music that we just can't make
Why does something so wrong still feel so right?
Off beat lovers every single night

[Verse 2]
You pull me close at midnight, push away by morning
Say you need your space but then you show up without warning
I'm composing symphonies while you're humming something casual
I'm ready for the album, you're still stuck on the rehearsal
Your body says forever when it's pressed against mine
But your mouth says "I'm not ready, can we just buy time?"
I'm syncopated with desire, you're playing quarter notes
I'm drowning in this tension while you barely stay afloat
Maybe I should slow it down to let you catch the vibe
But patience isn't sexy when I'm burning up inside
We're two songs overlapping, discord dressed in lace
The rhythm isn't working but I love your face

[Bridge]
[vulnerable, building]
Tell me what BPM your heart is beating at
I'll rewrite my whole song just to get us back on track
'Cause I'd rather be offbeat with you than perfectly alone
Just meet me somewhere in the middle
Find a tempo we can call our own (our own)

[Final Chorus]
Still off tempo, still reaching for the same thing
I'm the deep cut, you're scared of what it all means
But when your skin touches mine we almost sync
For a moment we make sense, right there on the brink
So stay out of rhythm with me one more night
Wrong tempo never sounded so right

[Outro]
[breathy, fading]
One... two... three...
[whispered]
We'll never find the beat, will we?
[bassline fades, offbeat drum echoes]

Pop/R&B: Smooth male vocals, groovy bassline, syncopated rhythms, warm synths, sensual layered harmonies.