Static

Lyrics

[Intro – Muted guitar, distant electronic pulse] Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? There’s a voice beneath the noise Trying to get out. [Verse 1 – Conversational, rhythmic] Woke up late with my phone against my face, Another headline, another thing to hate. Coffee’s cold, but I don’t even care, I’ve been sitting twenty minutes in the same old chair. Everybody’s got an answer and a point to prove, Everybody’s got a better way to live than you. Some guy says he’s found the secret to a perfect life, I wonder if he sleeps alright at night. I used to leave the house without a second thought, Now I lose an hour to a screen I’ve bought. And I don’t know when it started feeling strange To spend a whole day living someone else’s day. [Pre-Chorus – Building tension] There’s a thousand conversations I was never meant to hear. And the louder everybody gets, The less anything sounds clear. [Chorus – Explosive, melodic] There’s static in the signal, And I can’t make out the words. Everybody’s saying something, But nobody wants to be heard. I just wanna feel the rain, Hear somebody say my name. Find a little peace beneath the noise Before it all gets loud again. Oh-oh, I’m tired of pretending That this is how it’s meant to be. There’s static in the signal, But there’s still a voice in me. [Verse 2 – Driving bass, bright guitars] Ran into an old friend at the corner store, We stood beside the freezer talking like before. He said he’s doing fine, just working overtime, Then checked his phone about a dozen times. I almost laughed because I do the same, We’re halfway through a sentence when the screen lights up again. We said we ought to grab a drink sometime, Then walked away without deciding when or why. There’s a couple on the sidewalk holding hands, One’s taking pictures while the other tries to stand In just the right spot underneath the evening sky, They never saw the colors changing while they tried. And I don’t think the world’s as bad as people say, But sometimes I forget that when I’m looking down all day. Maybe there’s a lot more going on Than the little glowing box I’ve been staring at too long. [Pre-Chorus – Rising harmonies] I’ve got a hundred little reasons To keep looking at the screen. But I can’t remember half of them, Or what they ever meant to me. [Chorus – Full band] There’s static in the signal, And I can’t make out the words. Everybody’s saying something, But nobody wants to be heard. I just wanna feel the rain, Hear somebody say my name. Find a little peace beneath the noise Before it all gets loud again. Oh-oh, I’m tired of pretending That this is how it’s meant to be. There’s static in the signal, But there’s still a voice in me. [Bridge – Music drops, intimate and vulnerable] Last night I left my phone inside And sat out on the steps awhile. The neighbor’s dog was barking, And the streetlight took its time. A car went by, the crickets sang, The air was cool against my skin. Nothing happened worth recording, But I wanted to stay in it. And I thought about the years I’ve spent Trying not to miss a thing. Funny how the more I watched, The less I seemed to see. [Instrumental Break – Guitar rises, drums build] Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? I’m right here. I’m right here. [Final Chorus – Powerful, soaring] There’s static in the signal, But I know what I have heard. A voice across a crowded room Can still cut through a thousand words. I wanna stand out in the rain, Hear somebody call my name. Let a moment be a moment Without needing it to stay. Oh-oh, I don’t need an answer To every little thing I see. There’s static in the signal, But the world is calling me. [Outro – Warm guitars, fading vocals] Put the phone down on the table, Let the evening settle in. There’s a whole world outside waiting, And I think I’ll go meet it. Can you hear me? Yeah, I hear you now.