You heading out?
Yeah… I’ll be back later.

We talk in passing like strangers do
Exchange the facts, avoid the truth
Ask how your day was, keep it light
Like the real stuff might start a fight
Your coat’s still hanging by the door
I don’t know what it’s waiting for
We learned how to sound okay
Without saying much of anything

We don’t slam doors
We just stop knocking

We talk in passing
Like time’s all we have
Like love’s a hallway
We learned how to walk past
I still know your voice
I still know your face
We’re not breaking
We’re just talking in passing

We coordinate like it’s work now
Who’s picking up, who’s staying out
We say “I’m tired” like it explains
Why the space feels wider every day
I miss the way you used to stay
In the room when words got in the way
Now we leave things half-discussed
Like distance learned how to be polite

We don’t fight fair
We don’t fight at all

We talk in passing
Like time’s all we have
Like love’s a hallway
We learned how to walk past
I still know your voice
I still know your face
We’re not breaking
We’re just talking in passing

Maybe love doesn’t disappear
Maybe it just waits
For someone brave enough
To stop walking away

We talk in passing
But I still stay
Still learning how
Not to let this fade
If there’s a moment
We haven’t missed
I’m standing in it
I’m not done with this

We talk in passing
But I’m still here