**THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US** **Verse 1** There’s a darkness in some people, A place they never let you see, They build their walls a mile high, Then wonder why they’re lonely. They reach for love, then run away, They want you close, but not too near, And every time you touch their heart, They disappear behind the fear. **Pre-Chorus** How can two souls stand inches apart, And still feel worlds away? How can you hold somebody close, While they’re already walking away? **Chorus** There’s so much distance between us, So much silence in the room, Two people lying side by side, But living in separate moons. You can reach across the darkness, You can whisper, “I’m right here,” But you can’t make somebody open When they’re married to their fear. And sometimes the loneliest place Is right beside the one you love. **Verse 2** Everybody’s got a shadow, Everybody hides a scar, Some turn their pain to anger, Some just bury who they are. Some will push away the person Who would never let them fall, Then blame the empty room When nobody comes to call. **Pre-Chorus** Maybe they learned that love means leaving, Maybe trust was never safe, Maybe all that buried darkness Is the prison that they made. **Chorus** There’s so much distance between us, So much silence in the room, Two people lying side by side, But living in separate moons. You can reach across the darkness, You can whisper, “I’m right here,” But you can’t make somebody open When they’re married to their fear. And sometimes the loneliest place Is right beside the one you love. **Bridge** I don't need perfection, I don't need you without scars. I just need you to be honest About the darkness in your heart. Because love can't cross a canyon When only one of us will climb. And I can't keep standing in the middle, Begging you to meet me halfway this time. **Final Chorus** There’s so much distance between us, But I can finally see it clear. I spent so long reaching for you, Trying to pull you through your fear. But love isn't supposed to feel Like knocking on a locked-up door. I can love you through your darkness, But I can't disappear inside it anymore. **Outro** Everybody has a shadow. Everybody has a light. But you have to choose to face yourself If you ever want to get it right. And maybe that's the saddest truth— You can love somebody with your whole heart… And still be completely alone.
