States Between Us

[Verse 1]
Scrolling through our texts
Laughing at the dumb stuff we said last June
You’re three time zones and a lifetime
Past my bedroom
Phone glow on my face
Same hoodie, different day
I’m tracing every screenshot
Like it’s something I can save
Mom asking, “You still with her?”
Friends say, “Find someone near”
But near ain’t you, and you
Are the only thing that feels clear
Maps app open
Like I’m plotting some escape
Just highways, tiny towns
And your name I can’t erase (nah)
[Chorus]
You’re several states away
But you’re right here in my chest
Whole world in the way
But I still call you my best
Yeah this distance hurts
But I’d hurt worse if I left
You’re several states away
And still the closest I get (so close)
[Verse 2]
You fall asleep on FaceTime
Phone sliding off your hand
I’m talking to the ceiling
Like it’s part of some plan
You show me your new sheets
I show you my new scars
You point out your apartment
Through the window, counting stars
We argue ‘bout the future
Like we can bend a map
You say, “If you don’t visit
I don’t know how long we last”
I’m checking every paycheck
Like, “Can I book that flight?”
Just to hold you in a parking lot
‘Til they cut the lights (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re several states away
But you’re right here in my chest
Whole world in the way
But I still call you my best
Yeah this distance hurts
But I’d hurt worse if I left
You’re several states away
And still the closest I get
[Bridge]
What if we don’t make it?
What if I just break first? (break first)
What if all these late nights
Turn into a late hearse? (too much)
I’m scared of every “goodnight”
Like it might be goodbye
But every time you say my name
It keeps my hope alive (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re several states away
But you’re right here in my chest
Whole world in the way
But I still call you my best
Yeah this distance hurts
But I’d hurt worse if I left
You’re several states away
And still the closest I get (closest I get)

rap, Moody mellow trap beat around 82 BPM, male vocals. Close-mic intimate verse flow with dry lead, soft plate reverb tail. Sparse piano stabs and distant guitar loop in the verses; hook widens with warm pads and low synth bass. Subtle pitched-down ad-libs and filtered drums in the bridge for a late-night, lonely highway feel., sad