[Intro] (Acoustic guitar, fingerpicked) (Piano pads bloom softly) [Verse 1 – unison → harmony] The sun hits your cheek in the living room We both pause mid-sentence, afternoon I follow the light across your skin She watches your hands, where they begin Two ways of standing inside your reach Two ways of not asking what you mean [Pre-Chorus – Rowan lead] I know she steadies the nights you shake Keeps the coffee warm when you wake And I’m the noise when the silence lands But which of us slips through your hands? [Chorus – full duet] So tie us together with your favorite string We’ll hold the weight of this careful thing You don’t have to answer, don’t have to decide Just let us stay close on the same side Just let us stay close on the same side [Verse 2 – Kieran lead] I draw your face when you’re half-gone She says your name till you linger on My love stays quiet, hers breaks through We’re learning what sharing asks us to do [Pre-Chorus – Kieran lead] I know she burns where you feel unsure Steps ahead, then waits at the door And I stay back where the ceiling’s low But who do you miss when you go? [Chorus – entwined harmony] So tie us together with your favorite string We’ll hold the ache, the ordinary things You don’t have to answer, don’t have to decide Just let us stay close on the same side Just let us stay close on the same side [Bridge – whispers, overlapping] (Rowan) Do you reach for her when you’re scared? (Kieran) Do I fade when she’s already there? (Both) Two voices leaning toward one sound Not pulling apart — just circling around [Instrumental Break] (Cello swells, restrained) (Guitar and piano re-enter) [Final Chorus – fuller, lifted] So tie us together, whatever it brings We’ll carry the weight of this fragile thing You don’t have to answer, don’t have to decide Just let us stay close on the same side We won’t ask for more, we won’t ask you to choose Just let us love you the way we do [Outro] (Fading harmonies, breath-close) (Guitar resolves on a single note) …The way we do.
