Phone Glow Waiting

[Intro] *(whispered)* Tick... tock... Phone glowing in the dark. I already know... but I’m still waiting. [Verse 1] I sent the question into the night last week Now every second feels like it’s carved in concrete I keep checking the screen though I dread what I’ll see The truth is coming slow, but it’s coming for me I replay our last fight like a broken cassette Wondering which version of us I’ll regret [Verse 2] Flashbacks hit harder in the quiet of 3 a.m. All the promises we swore we’d never forget Now your name lights up and my stomach drops fast I already feel the future collapsing in my hands I want to run, I want to hide, I want to rewind But the clock won’t stop and neither will this goodbye [Pre-Chorus] I feel it coming like thunder in my chest The pause before the storm, the moment before the rest No more guessing games, no more holding on The truth is almost here and it’s moving strong [Chorus] I’m waiting for the answers I don’t want to hear The ones that will end us, the ones that I fear No more “maybe later,” no more “we’ll be fine” Just the cold, clean cut of a goodbye I’m waiting... waiting for the answers I don’t want But I gotta know, even if it kills what we’ve got [Bridge] Your voice is shaking when you finally pick up “I can’t do this anymore” — the blade in between I nod like I knew it, like I’ve known all along While every piece of me quietly comes undone The waiting is over... and the hurting begins But at least the waiting is finally done [Verse] Now the words are out and they echo in my head All the plans we made are ashes in the bed I sit in the silence where your voice used to be Trying to remember how to just breathe Some truths cut deeper than I ever thought they could But I asked the question... and I got what I knew I would [Chorus] I faced the answers I didn’t want to hear The ones that destroyed us, the ones crystal clear No more pretty stories, no more sweet pretend Just the final sentence at the bitter end I waited... I waited for the answers I didn’t want And now I know... God, now I know {Outro] Tick... tock... The phone goes dark. The words are still ringing. I didn’t want to hear them... but I heard them anyway. And somewhere in the quiet... I finally start to breathe.