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"The Space Between"
(Mid-tone seduction, heavy breathing, slow burn)

[Verse 1]
(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

[Pre-Chorus]
(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

[Chorus]
(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?

[Verse 2]
(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...

[Bridge]
(breathing only, rhythmic, 8 bars)
(inhale... hold... exhale...)
(repeat, building tension)
(whispered)
Let go...

[Final Chorus]
(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...

[End with held breath, then slow release]