'Distance' se estrenó en 2020. Este tema está incluido en el disco 'Bright Lights, Red Eyes'
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Distance
I had you on the phone, I heard you were mine
I've been on the run since you walked through the hallway
Heard it all before, I don't even mind
I'll do anything, pull me in and I'm far away
You're right there
But I won't say that I'm standing
I'm right here, when I see you I panic
So scared of the way it might pan out
Well I don't wanna say that this was all it was
Trying not to stay but that just made it worse
I've been keeping my distance
I just wanna know what you're thinking
I just can't explain the way it hurts
Now that what we had is gone, I don't have the words
I'm so bad at playing along, saving my feelings
I've been keeping my distance
I talked about it last night, thought I was fine
Helped you pack your things, put your bags in the hallway
Maybe in a past life, problems aside
We could make it home, I'd hear you when you're calling
You're right there, yeah
But I won't say that I'm standing
I'm right here, when I see you I panic
So scared of the way it might pan out
I don't wanna say that this was all it was
Trying not to stay but that just made it worse
I've been keeping my distance
I just wanna know what you're thinking
I just can't explain the way it hurts
Now that what we had is gone, I don't have the words
I'm so bad at playing along, saving my feelings
I've been keeping my distance
I've been feeling so high on the way down
Hope I get another chance 'cause I know I wouldn't
Wouldn't let you pass by, wouldn't even think twice
Let you out of my mind, I don't even know why
I've been feeling so high on the way down
Said you treated me bad 'cause you know I couldn't
You know I couldn't
I don't wanna say that this was all it was
Trying not to stay but that just made it worse
I've been keeping my distance
I just wanna know that you're thinking
I just can't explain the way it hurts
Now that what we had is gone, I don't have the words
I'm so bad at playing along, saving my feelings
I've been keeping my distance
Significado de la letra
En 'Distance' de Ruel, el cantante expresa sus emociones ante una relación complicada. Habla de mantenerse alejado, de sentir miedo al acercamiento y de la dificultad para expresar lo que siente. A pesar de haber compartido momentos pasados, ahora se encuentra en un estado de confusión y dolor, incapaz de encontrar las palabras adecuadas para describir la pérdida. Se muestra arrepentido de haber tratado de alejarse, pues solo empeoró las cosas. A lo largo de la canción, Ruel reflexiona sobre su incapacidad para lidiar con sus sentimientos y la incertidumbre de cómo seguir adelante. A través de una melódica narrativa, el tema destaca la lucha interna de mantenerse distante en medio del torbellino emocional de una relación pasada.