[verse 1]
calm voice. clear turn. one thought. then three more
you pause. i follow. too close to your meaning
you smile like nothing. i nod like nothing.
my hands stay quiet. my chest does not.

[pre-chorus]
called it respect, just that. kept it folded. held back
then your words changed shape and the room did too

[chorus]
room warms too fast too fast forgive me
you speak. i stay too still to hide it
i meant respect, just that, still do.
but something shifts each time you answer
room warms again, again, again.

[verse 2]
low laugh, side glance, one note, out of place
you think in circles, i lose my footing.
small joke, soft edge, no touch, still burning.
i try to listen, i hear my pulse.

[pre-chorus]
call it esteem, call it restraint, call it nothing, if that is easier.
then you lean to explain and the air loses form.

[chorus]
room warms too fast, too fast, forgive me.
you speak, i stay too still to hide it.
i meant respect, just that, still do.
but something shifts each time you answer
room warms again, again, again.


[bridge]
if i move it shows. if i stay it grows.
if i joke too much, it breaks the surface.
so i keep my place and let the heat speak.
low and slow underneath like a fault, not a sin.

[final chorus]
room warms too fast, too fast, forgive me.
you speak i stay too still to hide it
i meant respect, just that, still do.
but something shifts each time you answer
room warms again, again again.

[outro]
stay clear (again)
stay kind (again)
don’t ask (again)
don’t name it (again)