[Verse 1]
I been up too late
same cold room, same bad thoughts
Phone face-down on the bed
still it buzzes like a fault
Your name in my head
like a scar I keep touching
I say I’m okay
but my chest keeps on crushing
I keep pace with the dread
on the edge of the floorboards
One wrong move, one more text
and I’m back where I was before
[Pre-Chorus]
If I call, you won’t answer
If I leave, I won’t heal
I’m a train on a dead line
with the brakes cut, still
Tell me why it still hurts
when you’re already gone
Tell me why I still sing
to a shadow all night long
[Chorus]
Dead talk, dead talk
why you still in my veins?
Dead talk, dead talk
say my name, then fade
Dead talk, dead talk
I keep calling the past
Dead talk, dead talk
and it never calls back (calls back)
[Verse 2]
Hoodie got your scent on it
rain in the sleeve, stain on the cuff
I was built for the hard times
but your goodbye hit me rough
Now I ride with the windows high
trying not to think too clear
Every beat in my ribs says
you should not be here
I got friends in my phone
but I don’t trust what they say
They hear “I’m fine” in my voice
I hear “I’m falling” replay
[Pre-Chorus]
If I call, you won’t answer
If I leave, I won’t heal
I’m a train on a dead line
with the brakes cut, still
Tell me why it still hurts
when you’re already gone
Tell me why I still sing
to a shadow all night long
[Chorus]
Dead talk, dead talk
why you still in my veins?
Dead talk, dead talk
say my name, then fade
Dead talk, dead talk
I keep calling the past
Dead talk, dead talk
and it never calls back (calls back)
[Bridge]
I tried to burn the letters
but the ash spelled you out
Tried to make a new morning
but it wore your face in the cloud
So I stand in the dark
with my teeth clenched tight
If I can’t get you back
then let me survive tonight
[Final Chorus]
Dead talk, dead talk
why you still in my veins?
Dead talk, dead talk
say my name, then fade
Dead talk, dead talk
I keep calling the past
Dead talk, dead talk
and it never calls back (calls back)