Dial-Up Heartbeat

I sat by the computer in the blue light go

Counting every second while the minutes move slow

The cursor kept blinking like it knew my name

Then a little light card lit up and nothing stayed the same

My hands were shaking

Heart beating through the screen

A line from you

And I was pulled between

Who I was before

And who I'd become

In the hush of that moment

I knew you were the one

I was waiting at the computer

For a message that changed everything

One small line, one spark, one sudden battery

And the room around me opened like the sky

I was lonely in the silence, then your words came on

Now every little echo still sings my name

I was waiting by the computer

And nothing is the same

The rain tapped the window, the fan hung low

Old songs in the background moving soft and slow

I almost gave up, almost closed my eyes

And your words arrived like a quiet surprise

Fireworks, no thunder, just a simple sign

And we felt like the world had finally crossed the line

From all my own demons

To a path of light

And I held on to that moment

Through the whole long night

I was waiting by a computer

For a message that changed everything

One small line, one spark, one sudden bell to ring

And all around me opened like a sky at dawn

I was lonely in my silence, then the words came on

Now every little echo still sings your name

I was waiting by the computer

And nothing is the same

Maybe love begins in the quietest place

In a blinking screen in a half-read space

One brave little message, one heart laid bare

And suddenly the air felt softer there

I was waiting by the computer

For a message that changed everything

One small line, one spark, one sudden bell to ring

And I learned that forever can start that way

With a pause, with a breath, with a word that stayed

Now when the night grows still and the shallows fade

I remember the moment my whole life swayed