Hold Me

[Intro
Music Break]

_Verse 1_
I count time zones like sheep at night
3am here, your morning light
Your coffee's cold before I say
"Good morning" to your yesterday
The map between us on my wall
Is wearing thin where teardrops fall

(Emotional melodies)
_Pre-Chorus_
And I memorize the sound
Of your breath through a phone
So I don't forget how
Home used to feel less alone

_Chorus_
It's static on the line
But I swear I hear you fine
Saying "hold me" through the silence
Like a ghost I can't define
I'm dancing with your sweater
To the song of our goodbye
In this long distance, heartache
Where love learns how to cry
It's just static on the line

(Music Break emotional melodies)

_Verse 2_
I left the light on in our chat
Like you're still coming home to that
Blue dot that says you're typing
A lie I tell myself at night
My bed's too big, my city's loud
I talk to shadows in the crowd

(Emotional melodies)
_Pre-Chorus_
And I save all your voicemails
So your voice doesn't fade
God, I'd trade every sunrise
For one night in your shade

_Chorus_
It's static on the line
But I swear I hear you fine
Saying "stay" through the distance
Like a prayer I can't decline
I'm kissing through the screen
While the miles call us liars
In this long distance, heartbreak
Where hope and hurt are wires
It's just static on the line

_Bridge_
If love's a language, we're losing words
To bad connection, planes unheard
I'd walk an ocean if I could
For five more minutes where you stood
But all I have is this midnight
And your timezone slipping out of sight

_Final Chorus_
It's static on the line
And I can't hear you this time
Just the echo of your maybe
And the space where you were mine
I'm still holding for your answer
As the dial tone starts to climb
In this long distance, heartbreak
You were my once upon a time
Now it's just static
Just static
On the line