Call

You didn't write, you didn't call

But I still watched the shadows fall

Held my breath like it held the light

Thought of you, but not tonight

The phone was there, the words were near

But silence spoke the things I fear

Didn't move, didn't cry

Just let the weight go passing by

Don't say it-

If it ain't gonna stay

Don't mean it-

If it breaks me anyway

I don't need the why

I just need the truth

If you call me

Make it something new

Your name hit like a soft collapse

Like thunder right before it snaps

Could've reached, but I locked my hands

Still too wrecked to take a stand

I bit back hope, wore that mask

Tried to smile like it could last

But I don't fold, and I don't chase

Even love can lose its place

Don't say it-

If it echoes pain

Don't fake it-

If it won't explain

I don't need a reason

I don't need grace

If you call me

Let it face-to-face

I heard the wind

Before the words

I felt the shift

Without the hurt

One more ring

One more breath

One more truth

Before what's left

Fingers still, the screen lit low

But nothing changed, and nothing showed

I could have spoken, I could've tried

But all that came was what I hide

Don't say it-

If you're not all in

Don't play it-

If it's wearing thin

I don't need a maybe

I don't need the game

If you call me

Say it like my name

Don't say it-

If it won't come true

Don't send it-

If it ain't from you

I don't need the noise

I don't need the pain

But if you call me-