Call Him By My Name

We met one night, lost track of time

Laughed 'til the morning crossed the line

You said you'd been through darker days

But love was kinder in my gaze

I didn't know what I'd begun

Your heart was shared with more than one

I told myself "don't overthink"

But secrets buzz before they sink

And now your phone keeps ringing, ringing

Some ghosts keep clinging, clinging

Unsaved numbers in your hand

Static speaks what I don't understand

I hear my name, but it's not me

You're still stuck in the in-between

Oh, you say it's nothing, just some flame

But you still call him by my name

You said the story's at its end

That I was more than just a mend

But love don't lie in half-told calls

And guilt don't fade in bathroom stalls

Then one night my phone lit blue

A message: "Are you with him, too?

My stomach dropped, my hands went numb

The truth came ringing, and I played dumb

And now my phone keeps ringing, ringing

Some ghosts keep clinging, clinging

Unsaved numbers in your hand

Static speaks what I don't understand

I hear my name, but it's not me

You're still stuck in the in-between

Oh, you say it's nothing, just some flame

But you still call him by my name

I can't compete with echoes

Or ghosts who still remember

You left the line wide open

And now I'm the one who's tethered

Your ringtone sounds like promises

That never learned to die

So now every buzz feels like goodbye

And now my phone's not ringing, ringing

No ghosts still clinging, clinging

I blocked the number, cut the chain

But I still hear him say my name

You kept your heart on speaker mode

Now I'm just feedback on the road

You said it's over, I said the same

But you still call him by my name