Story Behind The Song
“Between” came from the experience of holding onto the good moments in a relationship while never being able to fully relax inside them. The beautiful parts were real, but so was the fear of what might come afterward. It’s about living in thespaces between happiness and the next storm, trying to protect the people you love, and realizing how much of yourself can disappear while trying to keep everything together.
Song Description
“Between” is an emotionally driven alternative-rock song about loving the beautiful moments in a relationship while never fully trusting that they will last. The verses move through quiet tension, silence, footsteps, children learning to whisper, and the constant anticipation of the next storm. As the arrangement builds, the song captures the exhaustion of trying to hold a family together while slowly losing pieces of yourself in the process. Intimate verses open into a powerful, cathartic chorus centered on the idea that the good moments kept hope alive, while the spaces between them taught fear. Female vocal, modern rock production, and a strong emotional arc make it suited to listeners drawn to raw, confessional alternative rock.
| Song Length |
3:09 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Troubled |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Fear |
| Similar Artists |
Alanis Morissette, Pink |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The moments were beautiful,
sunlight through the blinds.
You’d smile and I would tell myself
we’d finally be alright.
I’d gather up the good days,
write them down like prayers,
trying to stitch a life together
from the pieces that were there.
But every little heaven
had a shadow at the door,
and every time you held me
I was waiting for the storm.
I lived in the spaces between the moments,
holding my breath, learning not to move.
I loved every version of you that was golden,
while fearing what the darkness made you do.
The moments kept me hoping,
the spaces taught me fear.
I lost myself trying to save us,
year after year,
after year.
The silence filled the hallway,
sometimes for a week.
You’d laugh and talk with everyone,
then change when you saw me.
I slept out on the sofa,
made friends with being small,
learned to read the sound of footsteps,
the tone before the fall.
The kids learned how to whisper,
I learned to keep them calm,
because somehow every childish tear
became another thing I’d done wrong.
I tracked the spaces on a calendar,
tried to learn their shape,
like knowing when the storm would hit
could somehow make us safe.
I kept believing love could
turn the dark back into light,
but I was spending all my strength
just surviving every night.
I lived in the spaces between the moments,
holding my breath, learning not to move.
I loved every version of you that was golden,
while fearing what the darkness made you do.
The moments kept me hoping,
the spaces taught me fear.
I lost myself trying to save us,
year after year,
after year.