I’m closer than I’ve ever been

Verse 1

I know you woke to quiet air

and reached for where my warmth should be,

Your hand fell on the empty sheet

and broke a little more of you and me.

But don’t believe the stillness now,

don’t let the shadows pull you in—

I slipped beyond your line of sight,

but that’s not where my edges end.

Chorus

I’m closer than I’ve ever been,

in the breath you didn’t notice,

in the calm between your heartbeats,

in the thoughts you can’t explain.

I’m not lost—I just grew larger,

more than skin and fragile bone…

I’m closer than I’ve ever been,

you’re the place I still call home.

Verse 2

You talk to me at midnight hours,

thinking you’re just talking to the dark,

But I feel every trembling word

like a lantern sparked against my heart.

I walk with you through every room,

though your eyes can’t catch the way I stay—

Love doesn’t vanish when we do,

it just learns a different way.

Chorus

I’m closer than I’ve ever been,

in the laughter that comes suddenly,

in the warmth that fills a quiet

when you swear you’re still alone.

I didn’t fade—I just unfolded,

more than breath could ever hold…

I’m closer than I’ve ever been,

you’re the story I still know.

Bridge

Don’t try to keep from moving on—

I move with you, step for step.

Don’t think you leave me by the door

with all the things that you regret.

I’m stitched into your courage now,

your softness and your stride…

You carry me without a burden,

you live, and so I rise.

Final Chorus

I’m closer than I’ve ever been,

in the quiet where your strength lives,

in the dream that feels like memory,

in the peace the dawnlight gives.

I didn’t leave—I just became

everything that holds you when

you think you stand alone again.

I’m closer than I’ve ever been…

and I’m not leaving you, my friend.

Outro

So breathe, and let the sunlight in.

I’m here—in every place I’ve been