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Album The Space Between Us

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Stranger

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The Space Between Us is a twelve track story about the changing distance between two people. It follows a chance meeting into intimacy, ordinary happiness, silence, separation, memory, and the possibility of beginning again with honesty and self respect.

The Space Between Us follows two people from the instant they cross paths to the question of whether they can meet again as the people they have become. A single look begins a story of recognition, trust, desire, and the gradual creation of a shared life. Early closeness grows through honest conversation and ordinary rituals, from familiar rooms to small jokes and comfortable silence. The relationship changes when the couple stop saying what they feel. Careful answers and avoided questions make them lonely beside one another. The narrator sees how often she has softened her voice and set aside her needs to preserve the bond. Leaving hurts, but it becomes necessary. In the rooms and routines that remain, she learns that grief can coexist with knowing she had to go. With time, memory becomes more honest. She can honor what was warm without pretending the hurt did not happen. A possible reunion is not a return to the past. It would require truth, accountability, patience, and room for both people to remain whole. The final request to be chosen is also a promise of choice in return, made freely and with clear boundaries. Across twelve songs, the album asks what love might become when closeness no longer requires either person to disappear.

Release date
22 October 2026
Genre
Cinematic Downtempo Electronica
Organic Trip Hop, Atmospheric Art Pop, Mediterranean World Fusion
Publisher
Self Published
Copyright
© 2026 Deolindo Baptista, ℗ 2026 Deolindo Baptista
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Lyrics

Ah Hmm Ah I wasn't looking. I wasn't waiting. Just another street. Another ordinary day. Then I turned too fast. You stepped my way. And suddenly. There you were. You looked at me. And said, "I'm sorry." That's all. Two words. But something moved inside me. I still can't explain. Like the world went quiet. And forgot my name. Oh stranger. What did you do to me? One look. One moment. And I forgot where I was going. My body stood still. My thoughts ran wild. Something reached straight through me. When I looked into your eyes. Oh stranger. Who are you? I said, "It's okay." And let you walk away. I should have asked your name. I should have made you stay. Instead I watched you disappear. Into faces I had never seen. And every step you took from me. Made the street feel incomplete. Now every unfamiliar face. Makes me turn around. Every footstep behind me. Makes my heart betray me now. And I don't even know. What I'm looking for. A voice. A face. A moment. At some crowded door. If I saw you again. Would you remember me? Or was I only. One second in your day? One look. One moment. And I forgot where I was going. My body stood still. My thoughts ran wild. Something reached straight through me. When I looked into your eyes. Oh stranger. Where did you go? I want to know. Who you are when nobody's watching. What makes you laugh. What keeps you awake. What you believe. What you hide. What you love. And why one look from you. Still lives inside me. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe it was only me. Maybe two people crossed a street. And one forgot to leave. But I still see your eyes. If I find you again. I won't let the moment pass. Ah Hmm

Credits

Songwriter
Deolindo Baptista
Lyricist
Deolindo Baptista
Producer
Da Silva Baptista
Composer
Da Silva Baptista
Copyright
© 2026 Deolindo Baptista, ℗ 2026 Deolindo Baptista

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