Intro – soft, almost whispered)
Hello?
…yeah.
No, it’s okay. I’m here.
(Verse 1)
I can hear it in your breathing
Like you practiced what to say
Long pause on the other line
Before you said my name
You said, “This isn’t easy”
Like that makes it hurt less
Funny how those words
Still hit me in the chest
I’m staring at the ceiling
Tracing cracks above my bed
You’re talking ’bout our future
Like it’s already dead
You said we both been trying
But trying ain’t the same
As feeling how we felt
Before the hurt and blame
(Pre-Chorus)
There’s silence in between us
Louder than before
Neither one of us
Knows what we’re fighting for
(Hook)
So this is the last call
The last time I hear you breathe
The last “I love you”
That you don’t really mean
This is the last call
The last “are you okay?”
We both know the truth
But we’re scared to say
(Verse 2)
You said maybe in another life
We would’ve worked it out
I almost laughed at that
But I just let it out
I wanna say “don’t go”
But pride won’t let me beg
So I just say “I understand”
While my whole world’s on edge
You start to cry a little
Then say you gotta sleep
Like sleep’s gonna fix
What we couldn’t keep
You tell me I deserve better
I tell you that you do
But we both know that’s code
For “I can’t choose you”
(Bridge – stripped down)
If love was enough
We wouldn’t be here
But love ain’t always louder
Than fear
(Final Hook – cracked, emotional)
So this is the last call
The last time you’re mine
The last late-night
“I’ll be fine”
This is the last call
No more “text me when you’re home”
Just a quiet “goodbye”…
And dial tone
(Outro – faint)
I keep the phone in my hand
Long after it ends
Like if I don’t move
It won’t be the end
(Outro - spoken)
…hello? I can talk….
So this is it. No no it’s ok I understand, yea. I hope you find someone better. I love you
Grayscale253