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[Intro – phone fx] beep Hey… if you’re awake, don’t press play till the lights go low. I’ll talk in rhythm—meet me there. [Verse 1 – phone fx] Street hum in the hallway, elevator sighs I’m two floors down from the look in your eyes Left my pride with the concierge at two nineteen I brought a quiet I can’t keep clean If you need a reason, let the dial tone sing I’ll count the rings, you count the swing [Pre-Chorus – phone fx easing open] Let the line stay open while the city sleeps I’ll speak in measures you can feel and keep [Hook – full, stereo] Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep Every word I leave blooms under the beat If we’re wrong, let it fade in the reverb’s deep Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep [Post-Hook – whispers wide] (don’t hang up) (stay on) [Verse 2 – natural mic] Room key on the table, jacket on the chair Left the world outside, it can wait out there Your breath draws circles on the midnight air Name on my tongue like a simple prayer No need to answer every “what if” and “why” Let the chorus cover what we can’t define [Pre-Chorus 2] Let the line stay open while the city sleeps I’ll speak in measures you can feel and keep [Hook 2 – stacked] Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep Every word I leave blooms under the beat If we’re wrong, let it fade in the reverb’s deep Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep [Bridge – phone fx return] If you hit decline, I’ll still hum your key I’ll leave the hook where your dreams might be If morning asks, say we followed the tone Two hearts on hold that found a home [Breakdown – breaths & hums] (oh…) (mmm…) (keep the line) [Hook – final, ad-libs + falsetto lifts] Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep (talk you down) Every word I leave blooms under the beat (let it bloom) If we’re wrong, let it fade in the reverb’s deep (fade in deep) Call me after the beep, I’ll talk you to sleep [Outro – phone fx] beep…