[Intro] One and a half Not quite two Not quite one One and a half [Verse 1] We split the bill exactly down the middle We split the cab and split the conversation We split the weekend into equal portions And called it a fair and reasonable situation You kept your toothbrush on the left side I kept my doubts on the right We lived inside a perfectly divided Slightly too polite One drawer for you One drawer for me One window open One eye that couldn't see [Pre-Chorus] Not broken just Not whole just Somewhere in the hallway Between yes and no Not leaving just Not staying just Doing that particular dance That only we would know [Chorus] One and a half That's what we were One and a half Not him not her Not wrong not right Not day not night One and a half And holding tight One and a half The math didn't work One and a half Somewhere in the murk Too much to leave Too little to stay One and a half Getting in the way One — and Half — and One — and Half — go [Verse 2] We had a language made of almost-sentences A grammar built on pauses and on sighing We communicated mostly through the eyebrows And a very sophisticated system of not trying The plant survived on alternating watering The cat preferred your lap but slept on mine We functioned like a well-maintained appliance Everything worked — nothing was fine Tuesday nights we'd almost have a conversation Wednesday mornings almost say the thing Thursday called for almost making contact Friday was for almost everything [Pre-Chorus] Not fighting just Not loving just Orbiting the center Of a dying star Not close enough Not far enough One and a half Is what we are [Chorus] One and a half That's what we were One and a half Not him not her Not wrong not right Not day not night One and a half And holding tight One and a half The math didn't work One and a half Somewhere in the murk Too much to leave Too little to stay One and a half Getting in the way One — and Half — and One — and Half — go [Bridge] Here is the thing about one and a half It is not a rounding error It is not an accident It is a very deliberate Very carefully maintained Architectural decision You build a life at one and a half Because two is terrifying And one is a different kind of terrifying So you stay In the fraction In the hallway In the almost And call it practical [Post-Bridge] One — split Half — keep One — give Half — leave One — try Half — quit One — stay Half — sit One — door Half — key One — you Half — me One and a half One and a half One and a half Go [Chorus — Final] One and a half That's what we were One and a half Not him not her Not wrong not right Not day not night One and a half And holding tight One and a half The math didn't work One and a half Somewhere in the murk Too much to leave Too little to stay One and a half Getting in the way One — and Half — and One — and Half — go [Outro] One and a half Not quite two Not quite one One and a half That was us One and a half Mm One
