What We Never Said

[Verse 1 – Female]
You were leaning on the doorway
Half a smile in your glass
I was laughing just a little too loud
Watching every second pass
Your jacket on my shoulder
Said it was cold in the room
I kept hoping you’d say “stay over”
You just checked your phone too soon
[Chorus]
Now I’m stuck on what we never said
All the words we swallowed down instead
Kissing you in conversations in my head
Over and over
Over and over
We were almost something
Almost right
Two hearts hiding in the low light
Loving you in memories every night
Over and over
Over and over
[Verse 2 – Male]
You were dancing in the kitchen
Bare feet
Plastic cup in your hand
I kept timing every heartbeat
To when I’d say “I’m your man”
You brushed my arm
Held a little too long
Then you laughed and turned away
I kept waiting for a green light
Watched the moment slip to gray
[Chorus]
[Bridge – Duet]
[low vocal register] If I had moved an inch closer
If you had pulled me in tight
[female lead] Would we be tangled on this couch now
Not strangers in each other’s minds? [/female lead]
[male feature] I hear your name and my chest jumps
Like it’s still that Friday night [/male feature]
[unison] Two fools scared of a four-letter word
Now we’re chasing echoes in the quiet
[Chorus]

pop, Silky modern R&B with female lead, male feature. Warm electric bass and crisp drums, glossy keys and airy pads. Verses start intimate and conversational, call-and-response style; chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a wider stereo field. Subtle guitar riffs weave between the vocals, with ad-libs and tasteful runs lifting the final hook. Late-night, slightly bittersweet, but still sensual., smooth, r&b