A Little Less Us

[Verse 1]
You left your shoes beside the mat
I moved them back, then moved them back
You said the hallway looked just fine
I drew a border with a line

I know the rule, I know the score
I know what everyone is for
You held the door for someone late
I called it kindness, then called it fate

[Pre-Chorus]
If being right is such a small room
Why do I keep inviting you?

[Chorus]
Take your time, I can make some space
For your careful hands and your different pace
If you did no harm, why wear the blame?
I’ll lower my voice, but not your name
Take your time, let the silence be
A little less “us,” a little more “we”

[Verse 2]
The neighbor’s garden crossed the wall
Three yellow flowers, that’s all
I wrote a note about the gate
Then saw my own was shut too late

You say, “I only want what’s fair”
While fairness leaves you standing there
I bring the facts in tidy rows
And miss the person that I know

[Pre-Chorus]
A clean excuse can still be cruel
A polished cage is still a rule

[Chorus]
Take your time, I can make some space
For your careful hands and your different pace
If you did no harm, why wear the blame?
I’ll lower my voice, but not your name
Take your time, let the silence be
A little less “us,” a little more “we”

[Bridge]
Tolerance isn’t a medal I pin
It’s noticing where I begin
The joke I explain, the door I defend
The harm I don’t mean, but still recommend

So keep your strange little way of being
I’ll keep unlearning what I’m seeing
No halo, no trial, no perfect proof
Just room beneath the same old roof

[Final Chorus]
Take your time, I can make some space
For your careful hands and your different pace
If you did no harm, why wear the blame?
I’ll lower my voice, but not your name
Take your time, let the silence be
A little less “us,” a little more “we”

[Outro]
You left your shoes beside the mat
I didn’t move them after that