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Your form says add a person. You stall like choices multiply. You joke—half diversion— I sign my name, no second try. Spare key warm on the hook; door metal cool to my palm. My shoes map your front room; coat on the dining chair. Name the slot. Check the box. Tie the knot. Drop the locks. Call me first—call. When you fall—call. Your mom rings when you’re flight-late; I’m there before the gate’s late— hood up, milkshake sweating, your scarf in my pocket lining. The nurse asks, who gets the text? I breathe and say, me—next. Write it clear, right here, dear. Blue ink near— no fear, dear. Call me first—call. When you fall—call. Vending hum, vinyl chairs; sanitizer in the air. Board lights blink, then hover. I count your breaths twice over. Wristband crackles on your arm; my palm checks your forehead warm. If ever I miss a ring by one, know I’m already halfway gone. No doubt. I’m out. One ring— I spring. Call me first—call. When you fall—call. Forms filed; lights go soft. A star by your name on the chart. We step into parking-lot weather— I set you as ICE. We walk out together.
Instructional lyrics
[Intro lofi pad, click] [Verse 1 palm-mute gtr soft kit] Your forms say “add a person” You shrug like it’s a version You joke with half diversion I smile, sign the insertion Spare key on hook by door My shoes wait on your floor [Pre rise piano ostinato + arp] Name the slot Pick the box Tie the knot Lose the locks [Break 2b stop] [Chorus big double vox] Call me first, call When you fall, call [Verse 2 pulse bass rimshot] Your mom rings when you’re flight-late I’m there before the gate’s late I bring a coat and milkshake I learn your street by heart rate Nurse asks “who gets the text?” I breathe and say “me, next” [Pre rise wider harmonies] Write it clear Right here, dear Blue ink near No fear, dear [Chorus big] Call me first, call When you fall, call [Chorus x2] [Bridge drop vox + toms] No doubt I’m out One ring I spring [Chorus ad-libs + crowd claps] Call me first, call When you fall, call [Chorus x2] [Outro pad tail] Forms filed, lights go soft Emergency contact
Song info
Dark alt-pop cheek-pop ~103 BPM; tight dry kit with rimshot and clap stack; sub pedal bass gentle sidechain; palm-mute gtr pulse, clean chorusy chucks; twinkly arp sprinkles, analog pad bed; pre uses piano ostinato + filtered rise; lead close with slap delay; BVs bright thirds and ooh pad on hook; arrangement V1 -> Pre rise -> Break 2b stop -> Chorus hit -> V2 -> Pre -> Chorus x2 -> Bridge drop -> Chorus x2 -> Outro tail; A/A or A/A/B/A rhyme; theme: choosing each other as “emergency contact,” playful but sincere.
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