[Intro – soft ambient guitar]
(low electric, spacey keys)
(lead vocal – low, calm)
We weren’t supposed to end up here again…
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[Verse 1]
(groove slowly builds)
Ran into you, didn’t expect it
Felt like time just stepped aside
Same laugh, same way you look at me
Like nothing ever really died
Started easy, just conversation
Then it turned into more than that
From a “how you been?” to late night talking
Like we never lost what we had
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[Pre-Chorus]
(slight lift)
You were leaning in
Then pulling away
Like something inside you
Was telling you not to stay
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[Chorus — main hook]
(full but controlled)
You’re still there
I can feel it when you look at me
Still there
In the space where we used to be
We got close
Then you disappeared
But you didn’t go
You just moved me from near
You’re still there…
Just not right here
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[Verse 2]
(groove continues)
You don’t cut me off completely
You just changed the way we talk
Took me off where it felt real
But left the door unlocked
I can see what you’re doing
Yeah, I get why you would
Got a life that you’re protecting
And I never said you should
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[Pre-Chorus]
You ain’t trying to hurt me
You’re just trying to choose
Between what you feel
And what you can’t lose
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[Chorus]
You’re still there
I can feel it when you look at me
Still there
In the space where we used to be
We got close
Then you disappeared
But you didn’t go
You just moved me from near
You’re still there…
Just not right here
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[Bridge — stripped]
(keys + guitar only)
I’m not chasing
I’m not pushing
But I ain’t pretending
I don’t see it
If you ever decide
To stop holding it back
You know where I’m at
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[Final Chorus — lift]
(full band, emotional but controlled)
You’re still there
I can feel it when you look at me
Still there
In the space where we used to be
We got close
Then you disappeared
But you didn’t go
You just made it unclear
You’re still there…
Just not right here
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[Outro]
(instrumental fade)
BENJAMINAI
