[Intro: soft piano + swelling strings + choir pad + subtle timpani pulse + (Whispered) "Light falls differently when no one is watching."] [Verse 1: soft piano with steady and grounded] Still I avoid our accidental gaze/ Your presence burns behind my back~ My breath refuses to behave right now~ I am shaking while standing there [Chorus 1: soft piano rises beneath airy falsetto] We can just watch the light fade now My head spins during our turn~ You look away / far too fast~ I panic until you look back [Verse 2: soft piano with steady and grounded] This happens when you stand close~ Our tension occupies this entire space~ You pretend that I am invisible~ [Bridge 1: Quiet Reaffirmation Reveal] We deny what is truly happening~ I doubt my own capacity today~ It matters not I tell myself~ [Chorus 2: soft piano rises beneath airy falsetto] We can just watch the light fade now We wait until / someone speaks out The vision fades across your shirt My head spins during our turn~ [Verse 3: close-to-mic whispered delivery, steady and grounded] You pivot towards a different side~ I forget how I appear here~ Panic demands that I go soon~ My voice disappears into the air~ [Bridge 2: smooth crooning delivery with philosopher energy, quiet reaffirmation] You act like nothing changed today~ I observe every slight hesitation now You look away / far too fast~ [Chorus 3: Anthemic Declaration Anthem] We can just watch the light fade now You are mistaken to worry~ Should I / address your obvious distance Why do we fear our response? [Outro: stepping forward without looking back, slow fade-out into reverb tail] You dismiss my attempt at eye contact/ I panic until you look back
