Glass Between Us

pop, Airy electro-pop in 4/4, 106–112 BPM range, female vocals, Ultra-spacious mix: bright but gentle plucks and a thin, warm pad bed sidechained subtly to a soft kick, minimal snare, delicate hats, Intimate, breathy lead in a close, whispery register; long, smooth reverb tails that bloom in the gaps, Verses stay almost bare with clean sub-lite bass and lots of silence between phrases; choruses lift with light stacked harmonies and doubled toplines, still uncluttered and wide in stereo, Occasional filtered pluck swells and reverse reverb swishes as transitions, vocal, minimal, clean, electro, soft, gentle, bright, tone, breathy, light [Verse 1] You lean on the counter Coffee going cold Laughing at a story You already told Your sock on the table Phone face down this time You ask if I’m tired I say I’m fine [Pre-Chorus] Every word hangs In the quiet between us Every glance lands Harder than it should [Chorus] It’s like there’s glass between us I see your breath Can’t feel your touch We’re close enough to almost But never close enough It’s like there’s glass between us Every joke just cracks a bit We’re smiling at the surface Afraid to lean and shatter it [Verse 2] You trace on the window Lines that never meet Say you miss the chaos Fall asleep in your seat I scroll through our photos Colors starting to fade You ask what I’m thinking I look away [Pre-Chorus] Every word hangs In the quiet between us Every small change Louder than it sounds [Chorus] It’s like there’s glass between us I see your breath Can’t feel your touch We’re close enough to almost But never close enough It’s like there’s glass between us Every joke just cracks a bit We’re smiling at the surface Afraid to lean and shatter it [Bridge] What if we speak And the spell just breaks What if we keep Letting silence take your place If I say “I’m scared” Will you say it too Or just watch The distance grow [Chorus] It’s like there’s glass between us I see your breath Can’t feel your touch We’re close enough to almost But never close enough It’s like there’s glass between us Every joke just cracks a bit We’re smiling at the surface Afraid to lean and shatter it [Outro] You lean on the counter Ask if I’m okay I breathe on the window Write “please stay”