[Intro — telephone line hiss, distant radio] [Spoken] You’re on the air. Hello? …Daniel? [Verse 1] You called at twelve eleven Said you couldn’t sleep again No song upon your lips No message for a friend You asked me what the city Looks like from where I sit I said the lights are fading You said, “Mine haven’t happened yet” [Pre-Chorus] Every night the line grows clearer Every night you stay Somewhere underneath the static Thirty years fall away [Chorus] After midnight, call again Find me somewhere between now and then If the line stays open If the signal lets you through After midnight, call again I don’t care what year you’re in For a little while Let tonight belong to me and you [Verse 2] You knew the song I’d chosen Before I touched the dial You told me I’d spill my coffee Then waited for my smile I asked you where you’re calling from You laughed and changed the subject “Tell me what the future’s like” I said, “Lonely, more or less” [Pre-Chorus] Then another caller whispered, “Where’d you find that voice?” Said she’d heard it long ago Before I had a choice [Chorus] After midnight, call again Find me somewhere between now and then If the wires remember What the years are meant to lose After midnight, call again I don’t care what year you’re in For a little while Let tonight belong to me and you [Break — telephone click, static] [Spoken, distant] Mara… There’s something I should have told you. [Verse 3] Nineteen fifty-seven You finally said the year And suddenly the silence Was the only thing I heard You said tomorrow evening You’d walk out through your door And every clock between us Wouldn’t find you anymore I said, “Then don’t go anywhere.” You whispered, “Neither should you.” Because thirty years from your tonight Was my tomorrow too [Reveal — drums disappear] [Female, close] Daniel… What happens at midnight? [Male voice through telephone] The line goes quiet. [Bridge — Tamil, whispered] இரண்டு காலம் ஒரே இரவு உன் குரல் மட்டும் என்னோடு இருக்கு (Iraṇḍu kālam orē iravu uṉ kural maṭṭum eṉṉōḍu irukku) [English response] Two different times One borrowed night Only your voice Here beside mine [Final Chorus] After midnight, call again Find me somewhere between now and then Let the years keep turning They can’t take this night away After midnight, call again Even if nobody answers then I’ll leave the line open I’ll leave the red light on After midnight— Call again. [Outro — almost a cappella] Thirty years between us One wire through the dark If you can still hear me… I’m here. [telephone click] [long static] [Very distant male voice] Mara? [Cut]
