[Verse 1] Ringing once, ringing twice The number on the screen is new I burned through seven this week He doesn't know they're all me I leave the same message every time Just breathing at first Then one sentence Never the same one twice Something small enough To slip under his skin Before he falls asleep [Pre-Chorus] Beep, beep That's me planting roots In a voicemail that nobody checks anymore [Chorus] You'll forget the ones who loved you Soft and warm and easy to lose But you'll never forget me I made sure of that, baby I'm the ache that doesn't heal I'm the question with no answer You'll forget who held you But you'll remember who cut you And that's the only forever I know how to give [Verse 2] Tuesday I called from a burner phone Wednesday a friend's cell he'd never seen Thursday a landline Like something from a movie I keep a list of numbers in my purse Fourteen so far Each one a small door Into the room where he's not sleeping I don't want him back I want him to flinch When the phone rings For the rest of his life I want to be the reflex Not the memory [Pre-Chorus] Beep, beep That's me planting roots In a voicemail that nobody checks anymore [Chorus] You'll forget the ones who loved you Soft and warm and easy to lose But you'll never forget me I made sure of that, baby I'm the ache that doesn't heal I'm the question with no answer You'll forget who held you But you'll remember who cut you And that's the only forever I know how to give [Bridge] This was never a love song You thought I wanted you back I don't want you back I want to be the thing You can't close your eyes without hearing Pain is the only currency That doesn't expire Love fades Comfort rusts But a wound left open A wound left open That's mine forever That's my inheritance Beep, beep, beep [Chorus] You'll forget the ones who loved you Soft and warm and easy to lose But you'll never forget me I made sure of that, baby I'm the ache that doesn't heal I'm the question with no answer You'll forget who held you But you'll remember who cut you And that's the only forever I know how to give [Outro] Beep, beep Fifteen now I've got a new number Ringing, ringing Pick up, baby You know who this is
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