Distance Made Small

The north is wide, the roads are long The sky can feel like something stern But I’ve been learning there’s a difference Between the cold and being unheard The trees don’t bend for anyone The wind just tells the truth it knows Still—your voice stays like a porchlight In the places I can’t go I can hold the quiet I can hold the dark It’s not the isolation It’s the missing spark Distance made small Not by moving mountains Just by staying close When the feeling starts to drown me Distance made small Not a cure, not a ceremony Just your hand, steady and warm Turning “alone” into “only” Meltwater in the ruts and stones Baby green along the line Little signs the world is changing Even when it takes its time And I don’t need the whole horizon To finally open up and sing I just need one faithful presence To make the silence mean something If I go thin and restless If I lose my way in thought Stay near enough to find me With the simple that you’ve got Distance made small Not by moving mountains Just by staying close When the feeling starts to drown me Distance made small Not a cure, not a ceremony Just your hand, steady and warm Turning “alone” into “only” Let the winter keep its lecture Let it say what it came to say We don’t have to win against it We just have to stay And if my heart goes offline If the signal drops too low Hold the line like quiet mercy Till the current starts to flow Distance made small Not by moving mountains Just by staying close When the feeling starts to drown me Distance made small Not a cure, not a ceremony Just your hand, steady and warm Turning “alone” into “only” Distance made small… and we’re still here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Credits Artist: Christopher Tharby (Second Voice North) Composition & Concept Development: Christopher Tharby x ChatGPT AI Music Engine: SUNO (Pro) Mix / Mastering Guidance: Assisted via ChatGPT prompts Visual Direction: Christopher Tharby AI Use Disclosure This song was created with the assistance of AI tools: SUNO (music generation) and ChatGPT (songwriting & production guidance). All prompts, direction, and final creative decisions are by the artist, Christopher Tharby. Copyright © 2025 Christopher Tharby / Second Voice North. All rights reserved. Music created using SUNO’s AI music engine (Pro plan) with original prompts, lyrics, and concepts by Christopher Tharby, developed in collaboration with ChatGPT. #SecondVoiceNorth#ChrisAndSam#OriginalMusic#IndieRock#IndieArtist #CanadianArtist#LyricVideo