Beyond the Wire

[Intro]
[Verse]
The copper wire hums low
The station lights aglow
Cold steam off my cup
I finally look up
The envelope is thin
Where do I begin?
The ink is faded blue
Can this really be true?
[Verse]
I’ve spent a thousand days
Lost in a coal-dust haze
Sending out the news
While I sang the blues
But now the paper shakes
As my spirit wakes
I read the golden seal
This is finally real
[Pre-Chorus]
A clarinet begins to sigh
Beneath the New York sky
The strings begin to swell
I have a tale to tell
The train whistle blows long
Like a brand new song
[Chorus]
I’m moving past the station floor
I’m walking through a different door
The music’s in my veins
Breaking all the heavy chains
Manhattan’s golden light
Is burning through the night
Beyond the iron track
I’m never looking back
[Post-Chorus]
Beyond the wire
Into the fire
[Verse]
I see the conservatory gate
No more need to wait
No more dots and dashes
Rising from the ashes
I’ll trade the clicking keys
For grander melodies
My fingers find the ivory
This is my discovery
[Pre-Chorus]
The brass begins to roar
I’m reaching for the shore
The harp starts to sweep
A promise I will keep
The tracks are calling out
Erasing every doubt
[Chorus]
I’m moving past the station floor
I’m walking through a different door
The music’s in my veins
Breaking all the heavy chains
Manhattan’s golden light
Is burning through the night
Beyond the iron track
I’m never looking back
[Bridge]
From the platform to the stage
I am turning every page
Let the symphony begin
Let the light come rushing in
I was a ghost in the terminal
Now my heart is germinal
I’m blooming in the dark
I’ve found the final spark
[Build-up]
Can you hear it rise?
Look into my eyes
The world is opening wide
With nowhere left to hide
[Chorus]
I’m moving past the station floor
I’m walking through a different door
The music’s in my veins
Breaking all the heavy chains
Manhattan’s golden light
Is burning through the night
Beyond the iron track
I’m never looking back
[Hook]
I am finally free
This is meant to be
I am the melody
[Outro]