My Thumb Above the Call Button

Lyrics

The kitchen clock is counting out the minute
The phone lies glowing on the windowsill
Your name is waiting there beneath my finger
And all the street outside is standing still

I have rehearsed a hundred ways to say it
The tea has gone as cold as yesterday
One breath, and then the evening will be different
One breath, and I will know which way to stay

My thumb above the call button
The whole night leans in close to hear
If I press, the dark will open
If I wait, the dark stays here
Sixty seconds, soft as snowfall
Heart a small bird in my hand
Let me be brave as morning
Let me say it as I planned

A neighbour's light goes out across the courtyard
A late bus sighs and settles by the wall
I think of every door I never opened
I think how small a yes can be, and tall

My thumb above the call button
The whole night leans in close to hear
If I press, the dark will open
If I wait, the dark stays here
Sixty seconds, soft as snowfall
Heart a small bird in my hand
Let me be brave as morning
Let me say it as I planned

Ring once, ring twice, and you will answer
Or you will not, and I will still have tried
The bravest thing I ever did was nothing
But now I lift my hand and step outside

My thumb above the call button
The whole night leans in close to hear
I press, and the dark is open
And your voice is warm and near
Sixty seconds, soft as snowfall
Heart a small bird in my hand
I was brave as morning
And you said yes as I'd planned

Hello, hello
Hello, it's me