The song “Voicemail” by ATOMIC poetically reveals longing and heartbreak through the raw emotions that come with truly missing someone. “Voicemail” kicks off with a reflective opening verse where ATOMIC speculates on what kind of room it is that this missed person wakes up in, wondering aloud, “What kind of room are you waking up in?” This line makes the tone really personal and relatable; one easily identifies with such curiosity and longing.

Pre-chorus, she confesses with insecurity-when this ATOMIC can quite imagine that her missed one actually gets over her easily by being with any other person. There’s even a hopeful “please don’t”: “Don’t follow through, don’t find anybody.” This level of vulnerability actually makes the words come alive and relatable.

The chorus is really driving home the emotional vacuum with those repetitive lines like “I miss you” and “empty space.” The lines taken along with the snippets of voicemail create the feeling of one-sided communication, longing for a connection that feels unreachable. The voicemail interjection toward the end, where the wrong number answers, is such a clever spin. It adds this layer to the story that’s bittersweet, almost humorous, in how well it underlines the artist’s continued hope despite the odds.

Where ATOMIC gets really introspective and frustrated, and the heartbreak is accessible and visceral-an anthem-is in verses like, “What ain’t broke was to you something worth breaking.” Repeated “na-na-na”-melodies almost became an infantile feeling when she mixed nostalgia with modern heartbroke.

“Voicemail” speaks to this bitter sweet pain from unrequited emotions in a new early 2000s-inspired manner, thus making it touching and memorable.