Let’s pretend nothing’s changed

[Intro]
(low piano, muffled breakbeats)
I almost missed your call
Just a breath on the wire
(It’s quiet now)

[Verse 1]
You say my name soft,
I press my ear closer—
It’s been years between lines,
Now we wait for composure

A laugh slips out quick
We both know what’s missing
But we drift through the gaps,
Skipping stones, never resting

[Pre-Chorus]
I hold the silence in my hands,
Feet pressed against cold tile,
The world outside, moving fast—
We stay still for a while

[Chorus]
Let’s pretend nothing’s changed, (everything’s changed)
Your voice feels close enough to touch— (don’t rush)
We talk in circles, hiding pain,
Finding comfort in words we don’t say much
Stay with me right here, just until dawn,
There’s space in the quiet to carry us on

[Break / Random Syllables]
Ohh-na, da-da, lalla, ooo (repeat, layered + whispered)
Tshhk, tshhk, wa-oh, mmm, mmm

[Verse 2]
I wonder if you’re smiling,
If you remember the old songs
(Something in your breathing—)
We move slow through the wrongs

Our laughter skips the rhythm,
Snapping like broken tape,
But I still hold each word,
Though I can’t change the shape

[Pre-Chorus]
We lose the thread and find it again,
Soft static filling the air,
We don’t have to fix what broke—
We can both just be here

[Chorus]
Let’s pretend nothing’s changed, (everything’s changed)
Your voice feels close enough to touch— (don’t rush)
We talk in circles, hiding pain,
Finding comfort in words we don’t say much
Stay with me right here, just until dawn,
There’s space in the quiet to carry us on

[Bridge]
We’re always on the edge of something small,
Holding on, letting go, not sure what to call—
Each word a little echo, lost then returned,
Soft as a whisper, soft as we yearn

[Solo]
(random syllables with wordless vocalizations, layered with synths)

[Chorus]
Let’s pretend nothing’s changed, (everything’s changed)
Your voice feels close enough to touch— (don’t rush)
We talk in circles, hiding pain,
Finding comfort in words we don’t say much
Stay with me right here, just until dawn,
There’s space in the quiet to carry us on

[Outro]
(tape hiss, gentle drum&bass fade, whispered)
Still here
So close