Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 We don’t talk, but the room reacts Every time you step too close like that You play calm, I play unaware But we both feel it hanging in the air You watch me like I’m hard to read Like I’m something you shouldn’t need I smile like I’m unbothered still But my pulse gives me away for real Pre-Chorus You say my name like a warning sign I say yours like I crossed the line If this was nothing, we’d be cool But nothing here feels neutral Chorus It’s a heated rivalry Slow burn, quiet violence We call it tension so we don’t say love Say you don’t want anything from me But your eyes keep starting fires We don’t touch ‘cause it’d ruin the game It’s a heated rivalry Verse 2 Every word lands just sharp enough Every pause says way too much You lean in like you’re testing fate I pull back just a second late You hate how well I read your face I hate that I still like the chase If I left, I know you’d feel the shift But neither one of us would admit Pre-Chorus You look at me like you want the truth I look away like I don’t want you to We keep it cool, we keep it clean But this space in between is obscene Chorus It’s a heated rivalry Slow burn, quiet violence We call it tension so we don’t say love Say you don’t want anything from me But your eyes keep starting fires We don’t touch ‘cause it’d ruin the game It’s a heated rivalry Bridge (stripped, almost whispered) If we crossed that line tonight We’d never call this what it was You wouldn’t look at me like that If you didn’t feel it just as much Say the word, I’ll fall back Say nothing, I’ll stay right here We keep choosing the pressure ‘Cause it’s safer than what’s real Final Chorus It’s a heated rivalry Breathing heavy, silence loud Every look is chemistry But we won’t say it out loud If this breaks, it breaks in flames If we lose, it’s all the same We call it tension so we don’t say love It’s a heated rivalry Outro Still standing too close to leave Still pretending we don’t see If this fire ever dies It won’t be from lack of heat
Tags
Alternative R&B, Intimate, late-night tension, Minimalist energy (space > volume),Smoldering •Controlled •Dangerous
Duration
3:17
Instrumental
No
Created
1/10/2026