[Verse 1]
You’re tracing shapes
In the coffee steam between us
You laugh
I flinch
Sip the distance while you lean in
Your eyes say
"stay"
My heart runs for the exit
So I change the joke
Change the subject
Change direction
[Chorus]
I keep my love at arms-length
Darling
Just a half-step out of reach
You’re the story that I never
Let myself quite read
I’m very much in love with you
That’s exactly why I freeze
I keep my love at arms-length
Darling
So you never see it bleed
[Verse 2]
You fall asleep
On my shoulder in the backseat
Street signs blur
I pretend I barely feel you breathe
I watch your hand
Almost tangle into mine
Then I fix the mirror
Say I’m fine
Say I’m tired
Say it’s nothing
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
In another life
I’d meet you
At the middle of the room
Call your name like it was easy
Dance right into the wound
But in this one I stay quiet
Build a castle out of space
Let the almosts be our kingdom
While I memorize your face
[Chorus]