Broken But Calling

[Verse 1]
I kept your birthday on my phone
Like some fragile little stone
Scrolling through a frozen year
Screenshots where your voice was here
[Pre-Chorus]
They painted stories on your skin
Wrote my name like it’s a sin
But I remember how you laughed
That’s the piece I’m holding fast
[Chorus]
I’m broken but I’m calling
Can you hear my name?
Reaching through the silence
Through the space
The blame
I’m empty but I’m trying
Every night again
I just want to talk again
I just want to see you again
[Verse 2]
Your jacket still hangs by the door
I don’t wear it anymore
Smells like dust and better days
When the house was not a case
[Pre-Chorus]
They drew lines across our floor
Told you not to cross them more
But love is bigger than that wall
I’m right here if you ever fall
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
One day the truth
Catches up
Catches fire
Burns down the lies
Leaves the wires
I’ll be the hand
Not the judge
Not the fight
I’ll be the porch light
On all night
All night [crescendo]
[Chorus]

rock, Alternative rock / emotional pop crossover; clean electric arpeggios in the verse, big distorted guitars and tom-heavy drums in the chorus. Male vocals start intimate and cracked, then push into a strained, cathartic belt. Subtle synth pad under the bridge, stacked harmonies on the hook for an anthemic lift., pop