Title: “On the Other End”
by Robert Ramage
Intro
I had a thousand words ready
Every one of them strong
Then I heard the ringing
And they all went wrong
---
Verse 1
I thought I knew what I’d say
Played it out in my head
But when you answered the phone
My tongue just up and fled
All that confidence I carried
Like it knew the way
Dropped out of the moment
Soon as you said my name
---
Verse 2
There was space between the sentences
A nervous laugh or two
I wondered if you could hear
My heart trying to break through
A year of knowing everything
Suddenly felt brand new
Like I was meeting you again
For the very first view
---
Chorus
I lost my mind, I lost my rhythm
Lost the ground beneath my feet
But something in the silence
Felt honest, felt complete
I didn’t need the perfect words
I just needed time
To remember how to breathe again
On the other end of the line
---
Verse 3
Then the ice began to crack
Right there between hello
You laughed, I laughed back
And it started to flow
Every wall I brought with me
Quietly fell apart
The man I am came back again
Soon as you heard my heart
---
Verse 4
I didn’t have to impress you
Didn’t have to pretend
The call stopped feeling fragile
Stopped feeling like the end
It felt like something steady
Something built to last
Like we weren’t catching up anymore
We were moving past
---
Bridge
I learned love doesn’t rush you
Doesn’t test your worth
It waits through all the silence
Till the truth finds its words
That nervous space between us
Wasn’t something to outrun
It was just the sound of two hearts
Learning they were one
---
Chorus (final)
I found my voice, I found my rhythm
Found the ground beneath my feet
What started in the quiet
Ended strong, ended sweet
I don’t know where this road leads
But I know this much is true
If we can make it through that call
We can make it through
---
Outro
The line went quiet after
But something still stayed true
I didn’t hang up wondering
I hung up knowing
We’re going to make it through
---
CinematicUnison968
