After The Tone

[Intro]

beep

"Hey... you've reached—

...sorry, nobody can take your call right now.

Please leave a message after the tone."

beeeeeep

"...Hey.

It's Raymond again.

I dunno if this number still belongs to you...

or if you even remember my voice anymore.

I just—

I just wanted to hear you breathe for a second."

"Anyway...

I'll call again tomorrow."

[Verse 1]

Midnight neon bleeding down the avenue

Leather boots and broken promises in blue

Every payphone in this cursed town knows my name

'Cause every night I dial yours the same

I hear the static like a ghost inside the wire

Cold fingertips and cigarettes that won't light right

You disappeared into the dark without a trace

But I still talk to shadows with your face

[Pre-Chorus]

And maybe—

You forgot the sound of my heartbeat

Maybe—

You buried me somewhere you don't sleep

[Chorus]

But I'm still here

On the other side of the line

Calling your name through the city at night

And I still wait

For your voice in the storm

Like a fool standing out in the cold till dawn

You let me fade like radio noise

But every night I still chase your voice

I'm still here...

I'm still here...

[Verse 2]

The diner closes, but I stay another hour

Your photograph is soaked with whiskey on the counter

Everybody says the past is gone for good

But if that's true, why do I still hear you?

Streetlights flicker like they know I'm losing sleep

This town ain't got a soul that wants to look at me

Except your memory dancing in the rain

With crimson lips whispering my name

[Pre-Chorus]

And maybe—

You found a place where I can't follow

Maybe—

You left me with this endless echo

[Chorus]

But I'm still here

On the other side of the line

Calling your name through the city at night

And I still wait

For your voice in the storm

Like a fool standing out in the cold till dawn

You let me fade like radio noise

But every night I still chase your voice

I'm still here...

Still here...

[Bridge]

If you pick up—

I swear I won't ask where you've been

I just wanna hear you laugh again

One more time...

Before the whole world goes silent

[Final Chorus]

'Cause I'm still here

Bleeding static into the night

Holding onto ghosts that never say goodbye

And I still call

Even knowing you won't answer me

Some habits die harder than memories

The line goes dead, but I still hear your voice

Some angels leave behind the noise

I'm still here...

On the other side of the line...

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