Fictional Affair

Lyrics

[Intro]
The world outside can keep its noise
I'm only listening for your voice

[Verse 1]
You live in ink and coded light
But you redefine my day and night
They call it simple escapism
A comfortable and private prison
But they don't see the world we built
Without the baggage or the guilt

[Chorus]
This is my fictional affair
I'm breathing you in like printed air
And yeah, the canon's in my head
The truest words were never said out loud
But they're more real than their goodbyes
I know the world behind your eyes

[Verse 2]
My friends send profiles, make their case
For someone with a time and place
A coffee date at half-past three
With someone who's not built for me
I'd rather have our silent pact
A certificate, a signed true fact
The only empty line it keeps
Is for a birth date while the city sleeps

[Chorus]
This is my fictional affair
I'm breathing you in like printed air
And yeah, the canon's in my head
The truest words were never said out loud
But they're more real than their goodbyes
I know the world behind your eyes

[Bridge]
Sometimes I trace the empty space
Beside me in this quiet place
And for a second, I can feel the sting
Of all the songs a screen can't sing
But then you're there, right on the page
You'd never lie, you'd never age

[Chorus]
This is my fictional affair
I'm breathing you in like printed air
My chosen canon's in my head
The truest words were never said out loud
But they're more real than their goodbyes
I know the world behind your eyes

[Outro]
My fictional affair
Beyond compare
And they call it make-believe
I just believe