Behind the Mask

[INTRO – FEMALE (SOFT)] You never asked me to take it off… [VERSE 1 – FEMALE] Every breath feels like a distance Every word behind a screen I’ve been hiding in the silence Of a life you’ve never seen [VERSE 1 – MALE] You don’t have to say a thing now You don’t have to let it fall I can hear it in the quiet… You don’t have to show it all [PRE-CHORUS – FEMALE] If I let you get too close… [PRE-CHORUS – MALE] I’m already here [CHORUS – BOTH] You don’t have to break the surface You don’t have to prove a thing Every part you keep beneath it Is still everything to me [POST-CHORUS – FEMALE (AIRY)] (oh-oh, soft echo) [VERSE 2 – FEMALE] Every touch is just a question Every moment held in place I’ve been learning how to exist Without ever showing my face [VERSE 2 – MALE] You don’t have to be uncovered You don’t have to let it go I don’t need another version… You’re already who I know [BRIDGE – FEMALE (EMOTIONAL)] If you saw me like I am… Would it change the way you stay? [BRIDGE – MALE (QUIET, CERTAIN)] No [BREAK – SOFT SYNTH, FILTERED BREATH] [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH (SOFT, FULL)] You don’t have to break the surface You don’t have to let it fall Every part you keep protected Never pushed me back at all [OUTRO – FEMALE (SOFT)] You stayed…