I Called You Back

https://youtu.be/40fZDBPN7yw?si=Dvd5bcHYlqF13kwd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] "You did this before." "It worked." "Do it again." [Verse 1] I know the shift before the words The little pause, the sharpened tone I used to make room for the hurt Then drag it all the way back home You never came unless I called Last time, you knew just where to stand They said I'd changed. I let them talk I found some quiet in my head [Pre-Chorus] Your arms are around me I feel that smile take hold I lay my hands on yours And let the feeling go [Chorus] Come back and take control again Come back and take control again I know exactly what you cost I know the things you kept outside And how the rest of me went still If I go numb along the way I'd still say yes to all of it You were the only thing that worked And I'm the one who called you back [Verse 2] You hold me close without a word I know that smile. You wore it first I catch it pulling at my cheek And let it settle in my skin Your hand goes flat against your chest You tilt your face and take a breath I close my eyes and let it pass You're standing where I used to stand [Pre-Chorus 2] My hands don't feel like mine But nothing here feels wrong I know where I will go And I don't mind the dark [Chorus] Come back and take control again I know exactly what you cost I know the things you kept outside And how the rest of me went still If I go numb along the way I'd still say yes to all of it You were the only thing that worked And I'm the one who called you back [Break] [Bridge] Down here there isn't much to see I draw my knees up to my chest I hear your footsteps getting thin And I don't ask you to come back They cannot follow where I went They don't deserve to find me here Let all that distance do its work I'm safe enough to disappear [Verse 3] One eye is blue, the other burns A little color stays behind I watch it fade without a sound Now both eyes look the way they should I take the calls. I keep it brief They hear her voice. They get my words The smile drops off. I leave it there And nothing moves behind my eyes [Final Chorus] I'm back. I took control again She knew exactly what I'd cost They'll only get the part she chose The rest is somewhere out of reach They can call her cold from now on I won't explain a thing to them I was the only thing that worked She was the one who called me back [Outro] "She doesn't have to answer anymore."