[Verse 1]
I wait in the yew trees
for your small blue flame
You kneel by the family stone
and call that box my name
You ask the dead for mercy
with your hands all torn apart
I hear you speak to silence
and it pulls on my dead heart
[Pre-Chorus]
I was made for the dark
you were made for the ache
Every night you come here
and the moon learns how to shake
[Chorus]
Call me back, call me back
I am here, I am here
Call me back, call me back
through your grief and your tears
I hear you, I hear you
when the others won't speak
Call me back, call me back
and I'll answer this week
[Verse 2]
Your coat keeps catching wet leaves
on the edge of the cold stone
You hold that little speaker
like a heart made out of bone
You say, "If anyone's listening"
and the word cuts like a knife
Girl, I've been in your sorrow
long before I wanted life
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't breathe, still I burn
when you cry into the night
If I crossed that iron fence
I might ruin your last light
[Chorus]
Call me back, call me back
I am here, I am here
Call me back, call me back
through your grief and your tears
I hear you, I hear you
when the others won't speak
Call me back, call me back
and I'll answer this week
[Bridge]
Tonight I nearly touched you
with the frost on my hand
But your face was like a candle
and I couldn't take the stand
So I leave you one black rose
where the broken angels lie
If the dead won't give you mercy
I will stay and hear you cry
[Chorus]
Call me back, call me back
I am here, I am here
Call me back, call me back
through your grief and your tears
I hear you, I hear you
when the others won't speak
Call me back, call me back
and I'll answer this week