The Space Between Notes

The evening leans against the glass,
The city breathes in shades of blue.
I trace a sound that doesn’t last,
But somehow leads me back to you.

The piano waits - it knows too much,
Of things we never dared to say.
I play it softly, just a touch,
So silence has its own way.

Every pause is speaking louder,
Every breath is almost a prayer.
I am closer when I’m quieter,
When I let the moment stay there.

In the space between the notes
I finally hear myself.
Not the past, not what I hoped -
Just the truth I couldn’t tell.

No need to rush, no need to choose,
No need to hold or let it go.
I live a little longer
In the space between the notes.

Time dissolves in amber light,
Like dust that dances, then is gone.
The heart keeps its own quiet fight,
A pulse that plays when we move on.

Your name appears, then fades away,
Like echoes learning how to rest.
Some feelings don’t ask us to stay -
They ask to be confessed.

In the space between the notes
There’s no fear and no regret.
Just a fragile, honest moment
I was scared I’d never get.

So let the sound fall back to air,
Let the night finish the song.
What mattered most was always there -
In the pause
Where we belong.

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Here's a link to the song:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/qXz1g31bPYLv5A

Instrumental composition is available via the link:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/iztC2Ev6vbcB-Q

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This song in Russian is available via the link:

http://stihi.ru/2026/01/16/488