Close When You’re Here

[Verse 1]
Your hoodie on my chair
Your toothbrush in my sink
You’re tracing hearts on my back
Till I forget to think
I follow you room to room
Like I’m tethered to your sleeve
Every laugh
Every look
Feels like air I need to breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
But a week on your side of town
Suitcase rolling down my hall
Door clicks
Keys in the bowl
And the quiet feels
Like it’s not quiet at all
[Chorus]
I miss you most when you’re lying on my chest
Can’t get close enough
Can’t seem to get rest
But the second that your name lights up my phone
From a hundred miles away
I just want time alone
I’m all in when your heartbeat’s in my ear
Then I’m turning down the volume when you’re not here
I’m a magnet
Then I’m metal turned to clay
I love you deep up close
And drift when you’re far away
[Verse 2]
You’re barefoot in my kitchen
Arms wrapped around my waist (hey)
I cancel all my plans
Just to memorize your face
But three days into distance
You’re sending twenty memes
Your “good morning” paragraphs
Start buzzing through my dreams
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m staring at the ceiling
While you’re talking through the screen
Every “baby
How’s your day?”
Makes me crave a space
I can slip back in between
[Chorus]
I miss you most when you’re lying on my chest
Can’t get close enough
Can’t seem to get rest
But the second that your name lights up my phone
From a hundred miles away
I just want time alone
I’m a magnet
Then I’m metal turned to clay
I love you deep up close
And drift when you’re far away
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m wired to chase what I can touch
Maybe I’m scared of the version of us
That lives in typed-out “I love you”s
And repeating “what you up to?”s (oh)
You’re the only one I want in my space
Just not living in my pocket all day
[Chorus]
I miss you most when you’re lying on my chest
Can’t get close enough
Can’t seem to get rest
But the second that your name lights up my phone
From a hundred miles away
I just want time alone
I’m a magnet
Then I’m metal turned to clay
I love you deep up close
And drift when you’re far away
Yeah
I love you deep up close
And drift when you’re far away

Indie pop with female vocals over springy bass, crisp drums, and shimmering guitars; verses stay dry and intimate with close-mic whispery tone, pre-chorus brings subtle pads and rising drums, chorus blooms with doubled vocals, airy oohs, and a bright hook that feels both giddy and conflicted