The Phone Rings Twice

Lyrics

[Intro] The phone rings twice in the empty house A voice asks softly, “Are you alone?” [Verse 1] Rain on the porch and a clock gone slow One shoe by the stairs where the cold drafts blow A masked shape waits where the hallway bends No face to read, no hand to extend You lock the back door, check it again The screen lights up with a number unknown A breath on the line, then a click, then hush Your own name comes through in a stranger’s tone [Chorus] Run when the quiet turns wrong Don’t let the ringing go on Behind that mask, a shadow moves And every locked door has something to prove [Verse 2] The neighbors’ porch lamps blink out one by one A dropped set of keys, then the stairs go numb The old floorboards answer a measured tread A picture frame swings where nobody’s been He moves like a rumor through rooms gone still The house holds its breath against its will At dawn, blue lights comb through the trees The mask is gone with the autumn leaves [Bridge] No legend, no ghost, just a person in black A blade in the dark and a trail to track The living tell stories; the sirens reply By morning the empty house watches the sky [Final Chorus] Run when the quiet turns wrong Don’t let the ringing go on Behind that mask, a shadow moves And every locked door has something to prove [Outro] The phone rings once No one answers