You trace the outline of my ribs

Like there’s something under there

Like if you press a little deeper

You might find I care

If you feel something, keep it

I won’t take that away

But I’ll wake up unfamiliar

To the weight of yesterday

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To let you stay the night

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To lie here next to you

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To mean a thing to you

You’re building something

Out of moments I forget

You’re trying to make it matter

But it doesn't mean anything

You’re asking me for answers,

But you wouldn’t like my resolve

You keep hoping I’ll be different

I won’t change for you at all

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To let you stay the night

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To lie here next to you

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To mean a thing to you

I’m here, but not available—there’s a difference

You just can’t see it, you just can’t see it

You hear what you want, not what’s been given

I’ve said it straight, you just don’t receive it

We can close the space between,

But oh, there’s still so much distance

Skin on skin, a quiet, practiced persistence

So Meaningless—just closeness without significance

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To let you stay the night

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To lie here next to you

Lover, I don’t have to love you

To mean a thing to you

Hands find hands,

Lips find their kind,

You’re falling in love,

I’m just passing time