When It Hit Me

[Verse 1]
You laugh and touch my shoulder
Like you always do
I almost make a joke back
But the words get stuck in the room
You tilt your head and ask me
"Are you okay?"
I hear myself say "yeah"
But my heartbeat gives me away
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause I should feel safe
I should feel steady
But every time you say my name
It hits too heavy
[Chorus]
That’s when it hit me
You were never just a friend
Every late-night little secret
Was a prayer I couldn't send
You were in my every story
I just colored out the truth
That’s when it hit me
I was falling into you
[Verse 2]
You’re talking about someone
You used to almost love
I laugh a little too quiet
While I memorize your shrug
You say you’re scared of hurting
Someone again
I swear I nearly tell you
"You already did
My friend"
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause suddenly I’m shaking
On your living room floor
How did I miss the moment
You became what I hoped for?
[Chorus]
That’s when it hit me
You were never just a friend
Every late-night little secret
Was a prayer I couldn't send
You were in my every story
I just colored out the truth
That’s when it hit me
I was falling into you
[Bridge]
If I say it out loud
Do I lose you for good?
Do I stay in the shadow
Like a coward would?
You reach for my hand
Ask
"What’s on your mind?"
I whisper
"It’s you"
And watch our worlds collide (oh)
[Chorus]
That’s when it hit you
I was never just a friend
Every almost
Every maybe
Was a line we’d always bend
We’re trembling in the silence
But your eyes are saying "stay"
That’s when it hit us
We were falling anyway

Cinematic, heartfelt R&B with spacious pads, soft piano, and warm sub-bass; female vocals up close and fragile on the verses, blooming into layered harmonies on the chorus. Gentle rimshot groove and distant vocal chops build ambience; strings swell into the bridge, then pull back to an intimate, almost-acapella outro., heartfelt, r&b