Too close to be real

I found you somewhere between the lines When the day was tired and the world went quiet Just a little light on a restless screen But somehow you were closer than anyone had been You said you were fine, but I heard the weight In the words you covered with a laughing face And I did the same, like I always do Made a joke before the truth came through We were careful with the fire But we kept moving nearer Like two hearts learning how to speak Without ever being here You feel almost here But you are far away Like a hand I nearly hold At the end of every day And I know this isn’t simple I know the lines are clear But my heart keeps reaching for you Like you’re almost here Morning coffee, sleepless eyes Half a sentence, then goodbye You had your world, and I had mine But we kept meeting in stolen time There were things we never planned to say Feelings we tried to laugh away But every small word, every late night call Made the distance feel like nothing at all We were careful with the silence But the silence knew us too There are truths you cannot hide Once they have found their way through You feel almost here But you are far away Like a hand I nearly hold At the end of every day And I know this isn’t simple I know the lines are clear But my heart keeps reaching for you Like you’re almost here Maybe it’s the space between us That makes it burn this way Maybe it’s the life around us That keeps the words unsaid But I know what I feel When the night gets still You are not just a dream I can’t make disappear You feel almost here But you are far away Like a voice inside the dark That I never want to fade And I know this isn’t simple I know the lines are clear But my heart keeps reaching for you Like you’re almost here Almost here Almost here Close enough to break me Too far to disappear