Static On Channel Four

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mama's voice through the wall Sounded like a slammed front door Daddy's boots in the hall And I learned to watch the floor I was small on that couch Knees tucked up in the spring Turning that plastic knob Hoping for anything [Pre-Chorus] One click, then a hiss One click, then a buzz A house full of trouble And none of it was love [Chorus] Static channels Static channels Turn the dial, child Static channels Then comes dark Complete darkness I sit real still In that blackness [Verse 2] Sister cried in the sink Brother hid behind the screen Mama smoked on the porch Like a ghost in faded jeans I knew the sound of a storm From the way a plate would break I knew the shape of "go away" By the look on Daddy's face [Pre-Chorus] One click, then a hiss One click, then a buzz A house full of trouble And none of it was love [Chorus] Static channels Static channels Turn the dial, child Static channels Then comes dark Complete darkness I sit real still In that blackness [Bridge] Sometimes that empty screen Was the kindest thing I knew No shouting, no footsteps Just a room I could fall through And in that quiet blue I could almost breathe again Little boy with a thumb On the end of the pain [Chorus] Static channels Static channels Turn the dial, child Static channels Then comes dark Complete darkness I sit real still In that blackness