Next to Me
The Rigs Lyrics

Goin' through the motions of a love we had,
Going through the emotions of a love that's become routine and familiar, but no longer holds the same passion it once did.

Cause maybe it's all we know,
The relationship has become a routine, and all we know is how to keep going with it.

But ghosts aren't supposed to have so much flesh and bone,
The relationship still has a physical presence, but emotionally it feels like we're already dead.

Lookin' at an echo of music made,
Reminiscing and looking back at a time when love was like music, beautiful and vibrant.

But the band has long gone home,
That time feels like it was a long time ago, and now the feelings have faded away.

And here we stand in the silence so far from home.
We're no longer in a place where we feel comfortable and at home in our relationship, and there's a growing silence between us.

How can I miss you when you're right here next to me,
The physical closeness is still there, but the emotional connection is missing.

Oh I miss you and you're right here next to me.
The artist is longing for the emotional connection and passion that's been lost in the relationship.

We could make love for a thousand years,
Physical intimacy alone can't make up for the emotional distance between the two of them.

But your skin won't reveal your heart,
The artist can't sense the emotional connection they once had.

I miss the days when the two weren't so far apart,
The singer remembers a time when emotional and physical love were more closely aligned.

The lips that used to speak of love,
The words they used to say to one another were expressions of deep love and passion.

Are the same that kiss me now,
Now those same lips are just going through the motions of physical intimacy without the emotional connection.

But kisses turned into walls to keep me out.
Instead of bridging the emotional gap, physical intimacy has become a barrier between them.

You can take the hand you hold
Physical touch still has an impact, but it's not enough anymore.

And warm it with your own,
The act of physical touch can bring some comfort, but not enough to bridge the gap.

But all I feel is a heart that's growing cold,
Despite the physical touch, the emotional distance between them is still growing and they're losing the warmth they once had in their relationship.

Once we were a fairy tale of love beyond this world,
They used to have a love that was magical and beyond the ordinary.

Now we're just a story no one once told.
But now their love story has lost its magic, and it's not the kind of story that anyone wants to tell anymore.