Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You said never climb the belt,
when the gripper’s out, it's fast, it's hell.
But then I saw you step right on,
like you forgot the rule you tell.
And the metal claw flew out so quick,
it missed you close — my breath went thick.
I whispered prayers inside my head,
“Please don’t fall, please not like this.”

Then you looked at me — calm and clear,
like you felt my silent fear.
And I breathed out all the weight,
like you told me, “It's okay.”
That moment burned into my chest,
the way your eyes gave me rest.
No words — just that look we shared,
like you knew that I had cared.

[Hook]
I was close enough to feel,
close enough to break.
You were inches from my hand,
but I couldn’t risk the ache.
I held the air you left behind,
inhaled you just to stay.
And if love can live in silence...
then I loved you in that way.

[Verse 2]
Later, you warned me, sharp but soft:
“Careful, don't cut yourself.” — you scoffed.
You sounded rough, but I still heard
the gentle tremble in your word.
I almost touched the blade too wrong,
but your voice — it pulled me strong.
Like you cared more than you’d show,
like you’d never let me go.

And then that other quiet scene,
you were down there, on your knees,
inside the machine, all focus, still,
and I just watched you breathe.
Your hair so close, like velvet threads,
I saw my hand inside my head
move through it slow — a secret wish,
too scared to try, too deep to dismiss.

[Hook]
I was close enough to feel,
close enough to break.
You were inches from my hand,
but I couldn’t risk the ache.
I held the air you left behind,
inhaled you just to stay.
And if love can live in silence...
then I loved you in that way.

[Bridge]
Shoulder to shoulder, I stood there still,
afraid that a touch would break the will.
But my heart screamed louder than my lips,
as I breathed you in like medicine.
I never asked, I never said —
but I carry you inside my head.
A thousand scenes I can’t forget...
you’re in them all. You always were.

[Final Hook]
I was close enough to feel,
close enough to break.
You were inches from my hand,
but I couldn’t risk the ache.
I held the air you left behind,
inhaled you just to stay.
And if love can live in silence...
then I love you still today.

[Outro – Spoken Rap, soft beat fades]

I never touched you —
but I did.
In every breath I held,
in every look I hid.

You never heard it —
but I said it.
In every silence we shared,
in every second I let it sit.

And maybe you’ll never know,
what lived in me so loud,
while I stood quiet next to you...
afraid to make a sound.