Slow Burn, Stay Close

[Verse 1]
You walk in
And the room tilts
Coffee gone cold
'cause I just watch you
Heartbeat
Caught in my throat
Try to play it cool
But I already know
[Pre-Chorus]
You brush my hand
And it lingers
Like you’re writing your name
On my skin
I tell a joke
Just to hear you laugh
Just to feel that pull again
[Chorus]
Slow burn
But it’s taking me over
Little by little
I’m losing composure
Every glance
Every "hi"
Pulls me deeper in than I let on
I don’t just want you
I need you closer
Under my ribs
In the quiet
It’s louder
I’m past the crush
Past the high
I just need to be with you
[Verse 2]
Late nights
Staring at my phone
Typing out words
That I’ll never send
Replay
Every small touch
Every almost-confession
You bend
[Pre-Chorus]
You say my name
Like a secret
Like you’re testing how it fits your mouth
I laugh it off
But inside I’m gone
I’m already spinning out
[Chorus]
Slow burn
But it’s taking me over
Little by little
I’m losing composure
Every glance
Every "hi"
Pulls me deeper in than I let on
I don’t just want you
I need you closer
Under my ribs
In the quiet
It’s louder
I’m past the crush
Past the high
I just need to be with you
[Bridge]
I don’t want maybe
I don’t want "someday"
I want your sweater on my chair
Your toothbrush by my sink
I want the morning
And the midnight
Every boring moment
Every wild thought you think (oh)
[Chorus]
Slow burn
But it’s taking me over
Little by little
I’m losing composure
Every glance
Every "hi"
Pulls me deeper in than I let on
I don’t just want you
I need you closer
Under my ribs
In the quiet
It’s louder
I’m past the crush
Past the high
Past pretending I’m fine
I just need to be with you
[Outro]
You walk in
And the world slows
Say my name
And it all shows
It’s you
It’s you
I just need to be with you

Intimate slow-burn pop ballad; soft piano and warm pads under breathy female vocals. First verse hushed and close-mic’d, building into a wider, enveloping chorus with subtle bass swells and distant guitar. Second chorus adds airy harmonies and gentle, echoing ad-libs, ending in a tender, stripped-back final hook., slow