Verse 1
Your house was quiet, lights down low
TV playing but we let it go
Sitting close on your living room floor
Talking ‘bout nothing like nights before
Shoulders brushing, knees almost tied
That small space felt amplified
You’d say “I love you” like it was true
Like it was simple between me and you
Pre-Chorus
We never crossed a line too far
But we weren’t just who we are
There was something in the dark
Chorus
So I finally asked you, “What are we?”
Right there by your family’s TV
In the place where we’d sit so close
Like we both already knew
You said you love me, but differently
Said our religions don’t agree
But if our hearts were side by side
Why’d it feel so right that night?
Verse 2
You said our values were aligned
Same kind of future in our minds
We’d talk about life like we had a plan
Like we both could understand
Then when I asked, your tone changed up
Like loving me was too much
Now you say our goals don’t match
But they did before I asked
Pre-Chorus
Same room, same space
Different look on your face
How’d it all erase?
Chorus
So I finally asked you, “What are we?”
Are we just almost meant to be?
Are we just words you didn’t mean
When it got too real to see?
You said you love me, but differently
Said forever’s not in reach
But if we’re nothing, tell me why
You’d say it back every time?
Bridge (emotional build)
Was it fear of what they’d say?
Was it easier this way?
‘Cause when it was just you and me
It didn’t feel complicated
Now I see that empty floor
And I don’t sit there anymore
‘Cause it hurts to know that space
Was the closest we would ever get
Final Chorus (bigger)
So I asked you once, won’t ask again
Guess almost-love is how it ends
We were everything but defined
Everything but mine
You said you love me, differently
And maybe that’s the clarity
But I still see you next to me
On your living room floor
Outro (soft)
We stayed close
Just not close enough
