Sideways in Slow Motion

[Intro]

Curtains half open

Phone face down

Still glowing

City hum

But it’s muted

You say my name like a warning

[Verse 1]

You walk in

Oversized hoodie

Small grin

Say you’re “fine”

But your eyes don’t match it

Half truth

Hanging heavy in the room

Like perfume

From the night you first had me

[Chorus]

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Why we only get honest in the dark?

Every time we get close

You push

I’m frozen

Still you keep a little space saved in your heart

If you don’t want this

Baby

Say so

If you’re gonna stay

Then don’t let go

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Sideways in slow motion

Falling apart

[Verse 2]

You scroll fast

Laugh at something

Dodge the past

Change the song

When it hits too closely

You say “chill”

But your hands can’t stay still

Tracing maps

On my skin like you own me

[Chorus]

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Why we only get honest in the dark?

Every time we get close

You push

I’m frozen

Still you keep a little space saved in your heart

If you don’t want this

Baby

Say so

If you’re gonna stay

Then don’t let go

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Sideways in slow motion

Falling apart

[Bridge]

Tell me

Are we almost

Something we can name?

Or are we just a half-formed

Picture in a frame?

You’re looking at the door

I’m looking at your face

We’re both afraid to choose

So we just stay in this place (oh)

[Chorus]

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Why we only get honest in the dark?

Every time we get close

You push

I’m frozen

Still you keep a little space saved in your heart

If you don’t want this

Baby

Say so

If you’re gonna stay

Then don’t let go

Why we only talk sideways in slow motion?

Sideways in slow motion

Breaking my heart