Static on the Line

[Intro]
[Verse]
The phone is cold in my hand
Like shifting grains of desert sand
June fourteenth came and then went
Not a single message was sent
You were drinking in the city
While I drowned in my own pity
[Pre-Chorus]
I am the shadow on your hallway
With nothing left for me to say
This silence is a heavy weight
I am finally locking the gate
[Chorus]
So break the circuit, cut the wire
I’m throwing us into the fire
No more waiting by the phone
I would rather be alone
Yeah, I’m better on my own
[Post-Chorus]
Cut the wire
In the fire
All alone
On my own
[Verse]
You called me when he left town
To help you pick up your crown
But when he is back in your bed
I am just a ghost in your head
I sat through every boring dinner
While you played the holy sinner
[Pre-Chorus]
I was the ghost in your hallway
With nothing left for me to say
This silence is a heavy weight
I am finally locking the gate
[Chorus]
So break the circuit, cut the wire
I’m throwing us into the fire
No more waiting by the phone
I would rather be alone
Yeah, I’m better on my own
[Bridge]
(Whisper)
I was the shadow on your wall
(Scream)
BUT I’M THE ONE WHO HAD TO FALL
I AM NOT YOUR REPAIR KIT
I AM SICK OF ALL OF IT
I AM SICK OF THE BLAME
FORGET MY DAMN NAME
[Breakdown]
(Cello swells over fuzzy bass)
[Chorus]
So break the circuit, cut the wire
I’m throwing us into the fire
No more waiting by the phone
I would rather be alone
Yeah, I’m better on my own
[Post-Chorus]
Cut the wire
In the fire
All alone
On my own
[Outro]