[Verse 1]
You’re three streets over
But it feels like miles
I trace your name
On the kitchen tile
Got your picture on the fridge
Crooked magnet
Plastic frame
I talk to it at midnight
Like you might answer back my name
[Chorus]
You’re so close
I can almost feel you breathing
But I can’t reach through the rules that keep me bleeding
Every wall
Every word
Every line they drew
Puts another pane of glass between me and you
You’re so close
I could almost hear you laughing
But I wake to the quiet and the ceiling cracking
If love could bend these bars
I’d run straight through
Till the only thing you see is me and you
[Verse 2]
I buy the shoes
You’re already outgrowing
Fold tiny shirts
Like I know where you’re going
I hear about your birthday
Secondhand in traffic jam
Blow a candle on my dashboard
Pretend you’re grabbing at my hand (oh)
[Chorus]
You’re so close
I can almost feel you breathing
But I can’t reach through the rules that keep me bleeding
Every wall
Every word
Every line they drew
Puts another pane of glass between me and you
You’re so close
I could almost hear you laughing
But I wake to the quiet and the ceiling cracking
If love could bend these bars
I’d run straight through
Till the only thing you see is me and you
[Bridge]
When you’re old enough to ask
Why I wasn’t there
I’ll hand you all these letters
Ink shaking like a prayer
I never walked away from you
I was pushed outside the frame
But every night I said your name
Every night I said your name (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re so close
I can almost feel you breathing
But I can’t reach through the rules that keep me bleeding
Every wall
Every word
Every line they drew
Puts another pane of glass between me and you
You’re so close
But my arms can’t stop this distance
So I’ll stay here
Holding on in quiet resistance
If time can bend these bars
I’ll run straight through
Till the only thing you see is me and you