So-So （そうそう） [ENG/JPN]

“So-So （そうそう）” is a late-night reflection on quiet longing—spoken softly, half-rapped, half-sung. It plays with repetition and affirmation, blending English and Japanese to mirror intimacy, hesitation, and unspoken agreement. Originally written on May 4, 2006, the piece was later compiled and published as part of My Book Project. jpbbantigue.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ So… some days I just think about you. (そうそう…) How I wish I could hug you every day, hold you close — そのまま — just stay. So tight like I’m scared you’ll fade, cheek on mine、やさしく, slow it down, okay? Some quiet nights、静かな時間, some moments looping in my mind. Your hand in mine, it feels so いい, so soft, so close — ね, just like that. Some feelings don’t need explaining, some truths float when I say them. So near, not far、近い somehow — (そうそう…) you feel the same, yeah? So, so, so— そうそう、そばにいて Some day you’ll be right here beside me. So, so, so— そうそう、このままで Some time, no rush, just you and me. So, so, so— I don’t need much, honestly… some you, some me, (そうそう…) Some days I act like I’m cool with space, 大丈夫 face, but I feel misplaced. Scroll past your name, keep a steady pace, でも本当は I miss your ways. So many drafts I never send, まだ typing, erase again. Some hearts say stop, some say go — でも, I let the beat talk, let the silence know. Some words land better in rhythm, some truths hide under the cymbals. So if you hear this late at night — (そうそう…) わかってる, it’s simple. So, so, so— そうそう、そばにいて Some day you’ll be right here beside me. So, so, so— そうそう、このままで Some time, no rush, just you and me. So, so, so— I don’t need much, honestly… some you, some me, (そうそう…) So soft, so slow、ゆっくり breathing, some wishes stay, still believing. So sweet, that kiss I owe you — いつか, some couch, some quiet, late-night motion. (so… so…) (そうそう…) (some day…) (some time…) So, so, so— そうそう、わかってる If you ever wonder where I’ve been, somewhere hoping, somewhere holding everything I didn’t say back then. So, so, so— no pressure, no ceremony… just some love, some truth, and a whole lot of “so.” (そうそう…) Some day. Some time. So… そうそう。