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"The Space Between"

(Mid-tone seduction, heavy breathing, slow burn)

(whispered, breathy)

You say I'm one in a million...

(inhale)

But you keep your distance

You trace my jaw like I'm holy

(exhale, slow)

Then hide in resistance

You memorize my laughter

My voice in your bed

But you're fighting the fire

While I'm burning instead

(breathing intensifies)

So close I can taste it...

(sharp inhale)

Your pulse on my lips

But you're living in shadows

While I'm here like this

(heavy breathing, mid-tone build)

I'm not her... I'm not then...

(breath)

I'm the now you won't let in

You want me... you fear me...

(deeper breath)

But I'm not the one who hurt you, baby

Feel me... breathe me...

(sustained exhale)

Stop running from what could free you

I'm right here... skin and truth...

(whisper)

Why won't you let me meet you?

(slower, more intimate)

You call me beautiful

Like it's dangerous to say

(breath catches)

Your hands know my body

But your heart's miles away

I stand for something real, love

Something you want to believe

But you're dancing with ghosts, babe

While I'm trying to breathe...

(breathing only, rhythmic, 8 bars)

(inhale... hold... exhale...)

(repeat, building tension)

(whispered)

Let go...

(full voice, breathy edge)

I'm not her... I'm not then...

(ragged breath)

I'm the now you could fall in

You want me... you need me...

(sustained, breathless)

Stop choosing the past over this...

(fading, heavy breathing)

So close... so far...

The space between... is breaking my heart...