[Instrumental] ../ ../ [Intro: FX Telefon Effekt. Ein langer Dialton, genau 6 Schläge lang] [Strophe 1, spoken, inner movie] [low vocal Register, spoken, inner movie, spoken + Spoken through the telephone] "Hi. It's me. Again." - "I know you won't pick up." - "I didn't call for an answer." - "I just called to hear your greeting" - "the three seconds before the beep" - "where I can almost pretend you're listening" - "I saw a tree today that bent just like you laugh" - "I had to tell someone" - "That's all." [Pause] [halte hier eine ganze Taktlänge lang die Luft an] "Okay." --- [Refrain 1, sung] [langsam, jeder Satz schwingt genau 6 Schläge. Der letzte Ton jeder Zeile hängt ein kleines bisschen nach] I leave my heart on your line Every beat I got is yours to find Six seconds, six words, one truth unspoken I don't need you to call back I just love you like the time That just keeps going, even when broken [Instrumental] [Strophe 2, spoken, inner movie] [low vocal Register, spoken, inner movie, spoken + Spoken through the telephone] It's 2:47. I counted. - I deleted this message three times already. - Your chipped mug is still next to my kettle. - I still don't wash it. - I practice what I'd say if you answered - I always end up just breathing into the phone. - Most days I think I love you more than I know my own name. - That sounds stupid. I know. [Pause] [eine volle Taktlänge Stille] I don't care. --- [Refrain 2, sung] (etwas lauter, näher am Mikrofon, weicher) I leave my heart on your line Every beat I got is yours to find Six seconds, six words, one truth unbroken I don't need you to call back I just love you like the time That just keeps going, even when unspoken I will call again tomorrow I will love you more than known [Outro: Telefon FX, Der kurze Ton der aufgelegten Leitung, dann 6 Schläge Stille]
