“The Space on the Couch” Written by 12Gauge858 Verse 1 Cushion between us Wasn’t before Small in distance Feels like more Your knee pulls back From mine tonight Same room Different light Pre-Chorus We don’t argue We don’t fight We just sit here Avoiding right Chorus The space on the couch Has weight of its own A quiet reminder We’re growing alone The television glows We don’t really see The script on the screen Feels closer than we Verse 2 Your hand rests still Beside your side Close enough But not aligned The air between Feels wide and thin Like something ended Without giving in Your eyes don’t meet The way they did Like comfort packed And quietly hid Pre-Chorus No slammed doors No raised tone Just two hearts Sitting alone Chorus The space on the couch Says what we won’t It carries the truth That our mouths don’t The distance isn’t loud It doesn’t shout It’s just enough To figure out Bridge Maybe it’s nothing Maybe it’s time Maybe we crossed An invisible line Maybe this silence Is all it takes For something living To slowly break Final Chorus The space on the couch Feels wider now Nothing is shattered We just don’t know how We sit in the quiet Side by side In separate versions Of tonight Outro Not angry Not torn Just something Worn And the space… Stays
