Ripple

[Intro]
(la... oh... la...)

[Verse 1]
You sit across from me, eyes quiet as the night
I trace the silence, waiting for your words to bite
(Sotto voce echo: Waiting... waiting...)
We measure distance in barely spoken lines
At the edge of laughter, something undefined

[Chorus]
I call your name, hear the echo in the dark
You answer softly, just a ripple, just a spark
Whatever we are, it’s written in our hands
We hold each other close, but never make demands
(oh... la la, oh...)

[Verse 2]
Under street signs, you tell me things I never knew
About days before we met, and the scars you ran through
I lean in close, but my voice barely leaves my chest
In the hush between us, I wonder what’s confessed

[Chorus]
I call your name, hear the echo in the dark
You answer softly, just a ripple, just a spark
Whatever we are, it’s written in our hands
We hold each other close, but never make demands
(la... la... oh...)

[Bridge]
If you pulled away, would it really break the night?
Or would my echoed words still drift until daylight?
Softly now, I’m telling you, everything I feel
Quiet promises in air, hoping that they’re real

[Chorus]
I call your name, hear the echo in the dark
You answer softly, just a ripple, just a spark
Whatever we are, it’s written in our hands
We hold each other close, but never make demands

[Outro]
(oh... la... oh...)
[echo fades]