Couch For Two

[Verse 1]
You pull that blanket
Tuck it tight to your chest
Leave the bedroom light off
Like that room never exists
TV glow on your face
Half a laugh
Then you stop
Every cushion a body
Every silence a shock
[Chorus]
[Female hook]
Couch for two
But it’s only you
Lying to your pulse
’Til the lie feels true
You keep that space
Pressed into your side
Couch for two
In a house that you outran inside
[Verse 2]
You leave one slipper
Kicked off under the chair
Mismatched mug in the sink
Like someone left it there
Phone on the table
Face-down
Heavy as stone
You hit play on some rerun
So it’s not just your bones
[Chorus]
[Female hook + male under]
Couch for two
But it’s only you
Lying to your pulse
’Til the lie feels true
You keep that space
Pressed into your side
Couch for two
In a house that you outran inside
[Bridge]
[Male lead
Female echoes]
You say “I’m fine”
(say “I’m fine”)
To the ceiling fan
That never blinks
Never asks
You close your eyes
(close your eyes)
And shift your weight
Make room for a past you can’t have back
[Chorus]
[Female hook
Male answers]
Couch for two
But it’s only you (I know it’s only me)
Lying to your pulse
’Til the lie feels true (’til it starts to feel true)
You keep that space
Like a phantom limb (I still reach out at night)
Couch for two
’Cause the bed’s too wide to swim
[Outro]
[Soft
Almost whispered]
So you sleep on the couch
Like an arm ’round your waist
Every spring in the frame
Learning how to take her place

rock, Moody indie rock ballad with dark, close-mic’d piano and low, roomy drums; male vocals intimate and slightly raspy in the verses, female hook floating in the choruses with subtle harmonies. Guitars stay clean and reverb-soaked, blooming more in the second chorus and bridge. Slow build from fragile to cathartic, then pull back to near-silence on the final line., indie rock, sleep, male vocals