Lyric

My hand moved before the sound

My chest knew what to do

Somebody needed something

And I was already through

There was a light under the door

There was a name inside the hall

There was a message in the dark

There was no room to let it fall

I kept my shirt on through the night

Kept my shoes beside the bed

Learned the shape of every need

Before the words were even said

Every name but mine

Every need on time

Every room made right

Every voice but mine

My pocket held the morning

My hands stayed close and still

I answered with my body

Like silence had a will

Someone asked if I was coming

Someone asked if I could stay

Someone asked for one more hour

I gave another day

I’m on call for everyone

Every name but mine

I can answer in the dark

I can keep their morning fine

I’m on call for everyone

But I cannot reach myself

When I need me on the line

There is no one else

I know the sound of wanting

Before it finds a voice

I know the weight of helping

Before I make a choice

There are doors I open softly

There are rooms I leave repaired

There are people who sleep easy

Because I stayed prepared

Every name but mine

Every need on time

Every room made right

Every voice but mine

Somewhere inside my ribcage

A quiet line goes dead

I hear the whole world calling

But not the words I said

If I called out from under

The man they always knew

Would anybody answer

Or ask what I could do

I’m on call for everyone

Every name but mine

I can answer in the dark

I can keep their morning fine

I’m on call for everyone

But I cannot reach myself

When I need me on the line

There is no one else

Maybe I am someone

Inside the ringing room

Maybe I can answer

When my own voice comes through