Still Awake

Intro

Muted piano, faint vinyl crackle

Verse 1

Ceiling fan is counting out the hoursPhone face-down so I can't watch you leaveThere's a kitchen light on across the courtyardI like to think somebody left it on for me

Pre-Chorus

And the radio's playing a song I don't knowSome stranger singing like she's been here too

Chorus

Are you still awake?'Cause I'm still awakeIs there anybody breathing on the other end of the line?Are you still awake?Tell me it's not just meHolding on to something in the dark like a match I won't let die

Verse 2

I wrote your name and then I wrote it smallerTill it was just a pencil mark, a stainThe cars outside sound almost like the oceanIf I squint my ears and pretend that it's rain

Pre-Chorus

And the radio's playing a song I don't knowSome stranger singing like she's been here too

Chorus

Are you still awake?'Cause I'm still awakeIs there anybody breathing on the other end of the line?Are you still awake?Tell me it's not just meHolding on to something in the dark like a match I won't let die

Bridge

Guitars swell, voice breaks open

I don't need you to fix itI don't need you to callI just need to know that the light across the courtyardIsn't the only one still on at allIsn't the only one

Final Chorus

Full band, then drop to near silence

Are you still awake?'Cause I'm still awakeIs there anybody breathing on the other end of the line?Are you still awake?Tell me it's not just meHolding on to something in the dark like a match I won't let die

Outro

Whispered, piano only

If you're hearing thisYou're not the only one