Final Transmission

[Intro] This is the final transmission If you can hear me Stay close [Verse 1] The red light’s still burning But the room has gone cold There’s ash on the console And blood on the phones I got one tower standing One wire in the rain One hand on the microphone And one on my name [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know who is listening I don’t know what got through But if this finds anybody I was here with you [Chorus] Final transmission Going out on a broken wire Final transmission One last voice in the fire If the signal dies Before I’m done Tell them we were human Tell them we were someone [Verse 2] The good night went quiet The aisles lost their names The men with the answers Walked out through the flames Some children kept counting Some hungry got fed Some beautiful ruins Kept smiling for the dead [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know who is listening I don’t know what got through But if this finds anybody I was here with you [Chorus] Final transmission Going out on a broken wire Final transmission One last voice in the fire If the signal dies Before I’m done Tell them we were human Tell them we were someone [Bridge] I found your cigarette lighter Still warm by the stairs I found names in the dust And I said them like prayers I found a child’s recording Still asking if we’re there I answered into nothing Like nothing might care [Breakdown] Stay Human Stay Human If you can hear this If you can hear this [Final Chorus ] Final transmission Going out on a broken wire Final transmission One last voice in the fire If the signal dies Before I’m done Tell them we were human Tell them we were someone [Outro] Stay indoors if you can hear this Stay human if you can’t Stay human if you can’t Stay human if you—