[Intro]
Quiet hallway, watchful breaths fall soft
A name on the tip of my tongue, half lost
[Verse 1]
I see you laugh, I hear the room sigh
Tangled thoughts like rain in my mind’s sky
I keep a secret where my old roots grow
Loyalty whispers, what if you never know
[Pre-Chorus]
Heart says stay true, but the night says more
Footsteps in sync with a distant door
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m tangled in a guarded dream
Where right and longing pull at the seams
If truth is a whisper, I’m afraid to speak
For fear of breaking the every-day weak
[Verse 2]
You share a joke, I guard a fire inside
Rustle of sheets, the truth I cannot hide
I move like a shadow when you two collide
Lips on the border of love I won’t ride
[Pre-Chorus]
Heart says stay true, but the night says more
Footsteps in sync with a distant door
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m tangled in a guarded dream
Where right and longing pull at the seams
If truth is a whisper, I’m afraid to speak
For fear of breaking the every-day weak
[Bridge]
Maybe friendship is a map with broken stars
A compass spun by what-ifs and scars
If I breathe in silence, maybe I’ll heal
And learn to love what’s kind and real
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m tangled in a guarded dream
Where right and longing pull at the seams
If truth is a whisper, I’m afraid to speak
For fear of breaking the every-day weak
[Outro]
In the hall, the clock keeps its soft decree
Love stays quiet, still the safest key
