[INSTRUMENTAL — soft kick, pads low and slow] [VERSE 1 — close, steady] Two a.m., it's Marcus "Can't sleep, that's all, mate" His voice is doing normal Badly So I put the tea on Sit up on the counter Say "can't sleep about what?" And let the line breathe [PRE-CHORUS — pads swelling] I don't say much I just don't hang up [HOOK — warm chant] Stay on the line (stay on the line) Stay on the line I ain't going anywhere Stay on the line (stay on the line) Stay on the line I ain't going anywhere [INSTRUMENTAL — bass drops a bar, piano alone, then back] [VERSE 2 — tighter] He talks about the garden The dog, the price of tiles Everything except the middle That's alright, we got time Half four he goes quiet Then: "you know why I rang" I say "yeah, I know Same reason I picked up" [PRE-CHORUS — pads swelling] I don't say much I just don't hang up [HOOK — warm chant] Stay on the line (stay on the line) Stay on the line I ain't going anywhere Stay on the line (stay on the line) Stay on the line I ain't going anywhere [VERSE 3 — softer, morning light] Six o'clock, the birds start He's laughing about tiles again Proper laughing now I say "same time tomorrow?" He says "you're busy though" "Nah," I say, "insomnia" Weird how we both sleep better After [OUTRO — fragments over rolling bass] Stay on the line (stay on the line) [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — pads hold, hats tick out]
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