TRACK 03JRH · WHERE YOU CAN BREATHE
Halfway to Falling
That suspended moment when caution is losing, but surrender has not quite won.
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You slipped your hand in mineBefore the velvet ropeMusic shook the railingLike the night already spokeAbove the dance floorIn a corner with a viewTequila in the low lightI was locked on you You asked what I believed inLike you wanted something realThe whole room turned below usYour eyes said more than you’d reveal
You gave me that lookThen turned away againGirl, you dance around the truthLike you can’t quite let it winI saw the wantI saw the fearYou were right beside meBut not all the way here
We’re halfway to fallingToo close to pretendToo far into somethingTo call us just friendsYour touch on my kneeMy heart on the ledgeWe’re halfway to fallingOne breath from the edge
Somewhere between the questionsAnd that second pour of goldThe room got soft around usAnd the night began to slowThe lights went warm and blurryBut I remember every wordYour fingers folded into mineLike a promise never heard
You smiled like you might mean itThen hid behind your eyesLike wanting me was easyBut trust was hard to findYou held the moment softlyThen let it breathe againLike you were almost readyTo see how this begins
We’re halfway to fallingToo close to pretendToo far into somethingTo call us just friends
The car went quietWhen the club lights disappearedYou kept your hand close to mineLike goodbye was getting nearYou said, “Let’s see where this goes”With that careful smileLike you meant every wordBut needed a little while
We’re halfway to fallingToo close to pretendToo deep into somethingTo turn back againYou said, “Let’s see where this goes”And girl, I think we both knowWe’re halfway to fallingToo far gone to let go
Velvet rope and neonThat stairway in my mindHalfway to fallingStill one step behind
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