Close to Peace

It's 2 a.m., I'm out here walking these streets alone Your voice leaks through these cheap white earbuds We never met, never shared the same damn time zone But tonight you're tearing right into the empty part of my chest I don't know your face, your name, or any of your story Still every line you sing cuts me like it's meant for me only The knot in my chest starts to crack and break When our melodies stumble into the same key It's just you and me in this song No promises, no forever, no big plan We don't fix the world tonight We just drown inside the same sad melody And for a minute… it almost feels like something close to peace You're singing about a love that got away I'm mouthing along while the vending machine buzzes loud Half-eaten onigiri getting cold in my hand My cracked phone screen still glowing with your tiny face No flags, no speeches, nobody keeping score Just two hearts racing a little out of sync One simple guitar and a chord that's breaking apart But it's dragging us closer, closer than we've ever been It's just you and me in this song No revolution, no saving grace Even when we scream the same line wrong The weight explodes, the lights burn bright We don't say the word "peace" out loud We let the music rip us wide open Turn two strangers into something almost alive Hearts slamming faster now, yeah we're breaking through Feel the rush, feel the fire taking over Even if it only lasts three minutes When the last note crashes down… We're still walking these streets alone But damn, the night feels so much lighter than before