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Doing Nothing With You

[Verse 1 - relaxed, rhythmic female vocal] You are halfway through a game. I am halfway through a book. You keep losing to the same thing. I keep trying not to look. There is something on the television, But neither one of us knows what. Dinner plates are on the table. The ice cream melted in the cup. You are wearing flannel pajama pants And that old shirt you should replace. I have been scrolling for an hour With my feet tucked in your space. Nothing anyone would notice. Nothing worth a photograph. You glance over. I start smiling. You ask why. I say, “Nothing.” [Chorus - warm, simple, highly singable] I love doing nothing with you. You play your game, I scroll until two. Same old shirt and flannel pants. No big night, no special plans. We can talk or not at all. Your feet by mine, the volume low. I do not need anything new. I love doing nothing with you. [Verse 2 - slightly more playful] Sometimes you show me something funny I already saw the week before. I laugh again because you missed it And explain the whole thing anyway. You tell me, “Watch this part.” I look up three seconds late. You say I missed the best thing. I say, “Then do it again.” You steal the blanket without noticing. I steal it back inch by inch. We spend ten minutes choosing something, Then neither one of us pays attention. You are doing your own thing. I am doing mine. Somehow being in the same room Still feels like spending time. [Short Refrain - clipped bass and playful phrasing] No reservations. No leaving the house. No trying to impress you. No figuring us out. Just your laugh From the other side of the couch. That is enough. That is more than enough. [Chorus - fuller but still relaxed] I love doing nothing with you. You play your game, I scroll until two. Hair tied up, my oldest shirt. You let me complain about everything first. We can talk or not at all. Your shoulder close, the volume low. I do not need a better view. I love doing nothing with you. [Verse 3 - warmer and more emotionally revealing] I used to think that love was measured By the things somebody planned. Perfect dates and perfect timing. Flowers waiting in their hands. But I think I learned it differently Somewhere between midnight and three. Love is knowing I can be quiet And you still want me near. It is hearing you in the background While I answer one more text. It is reaching for your hand Without interrupting what comes next. It is not needing every moment To prove that we are close. Sometimes I feel loved the most When we are both Doing almost nothing. [Bridge - production softens, natural intimate vocal] You do not have to entertain me. I do not have to fill the air. I can disappear into my own world And still know that you are there. No performance. No pressure. No version of me I have to use. I did not know that peace could feel Like doing nothing Next to you. [Final Chorus - warmest harmony, easy sing-along delivery] I love doing nothing with you. You play your game, I read beside you. Same old couch, familiar room. An ordinary afternoon. We can laugh or not at all. Fall asleep before the show is through. I do not need a perfect night. I just like Existing next to you. No big moment. No grand design. Just your life Happening near mine. I could spend forever like we do. Doing nothing. Doing nothing With you. [Outro - muted Rhodes, soft bass, natural lead] You ask what I want to do tonight. I say, “Nothing.” And move A little closer to you.