

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I had your ringtone on the loudest Never dared to miss that call Now the nights are cruel and crowded But this house don’t ring at all Now it’s silent in the kitchen Just the ticking of the wall I keep staring at your picture Like it might still start to talk [Chorus] I had your ringtone on the loudest Never thought it’d fade at all Now it’s quiet, and I’m counting Every ghost that walks these halls Memories light up the room When I strike these candles tall We played lover’s maze in the dark Now I’m lost, no map, no call [Verse 2] Ashtray full of almost midnights Every “come home safe” you said I still sleep on just one pillow Leave your side cold in the bed In the mirror, I see shadows Of the way you used to gaze Every hallway feels like branches Every doorway, lover’s maze [Chorus] I had your ringtone on the loudest Never thought it’d fade at all Now it’s quiet, and I’m counting Every ghost that walks these halls Memories light up the room When I strike these candles tall We played lover’s maze in the dark Now I’m lost, no map, no call [Bridge] [Soft fiddle and pedal steel swell under vocal] If I could let it ring again (oh darling) I’d crawl through every twist and wall But the signal’s gone to heaven And I’m still here, missing the call [Chorus] I had your ringtone on the loudest Never thought it’d fade at all Now it’s quiet, and I’m counting Every ghost that walks these halls Memories light up the room When I strike these candles tall We played lover’s maze together Now I roam this maze alone… still waiting for your call
Tags
country, Dark country ballad, male vocals. Slow, haunted swing with brushed snare, low-tuned acoustic guitar, and mournful pedal steel weaving around the vocal. Verses stay sparse and close-mic’d; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a moaning fiddle. Subtle organ swells in the bridge, then everything drops back to voice and guitar for the last line., tone, light
3:11
No
2/1/2026