[Verse 1] You said “not above Not below” Like you were drawing a map on my ribs Horizontal halo Circling every place your courage lives You call it “mutual indwelling” I call it you in my lungs Philosophy spilling But it tastes like tongues [Chorus] Breath beside breath Not higher Not less Just here Just pressed Sentence on skin Theory under my dress Breath beside breath Is the way you confess [Verse 2] You stack big words on the table “epistemic posture ” “relational frame” But your hand under mine Keeps mispronouncing my name You say “co-creative” Like you’re building a world in the dark Every footnote fading When your mouth finds its mark (oh) [Chorus] Breath beside breath Not higher Not less Just here Just pressed Sentence on skin Theory under my dress Breath beside breath Is the way you confess [Bridge] You ask “how else does breath…” Then leave it hanging in the air Half a question Half a dare I answer with my body there Not above Not below Just the length of a sigh from your throat Every word that you wrote Turning warm against my coat [Chorus] Breath beside breath Not higher Not less Just here Just pressed Sentence on skin Theory under my dress Breath beside breath Is the way you confess Is the way you undress Is the way you say “yes”
