You light a smoke, I fake a laugh Both pretending this could last The wine runs dry, your gaze runs cold Same old script, already told Your fingers trace, but not too deep We only touch where we don't bleed No words left sharp enough to cut Just white noise dressed as love Play your part, I'll play mine too A ritual we both outgrew Dead air between us No sound, no meaning, just silence We move, we breathe, we fake delight But nothing feels Nothing feels right Dead air between us Two strangers rehearsing kindness No fire, no fight, no rush Just dead air and a little touch Your lips say: Stay, your eyes say: Leave A bitter smile I half believe We fill the space with sheets and skin But nothing real is moving in The ceiling stares, the floor complains The bed remembers all our games We press repeat, like songs too worn Pretend it's love pretend we're warm Numb the edges, blur the truth Dress the lie, make it look smooth Dead air between us No sound, no meaning, just silence We move, we breathe, we fake delight But nothing feels Nothing feels right Dead air between us Two strangers rehearsing kindness No fire, no fight, no rush Just dead air and a little touch I still remember when you smiled for real Now it's muscle memory Like blinking Like breathing Automatic Empty Dead air, dead air Dead air, between us