Static Prayer

[Intro] Static prayer Static prayer [Verse 1] I found a radio under the stairs With a crack running through the dial I turned it slow like a rosary bead And waited there a while No voice came through, no weather man No song from anywhere Just the soft white noise of nothing And my mouth making a prayer [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know who I’m talking to I don’t know if they’re there But I’ve seen what silence does When it gets too much air [Chorus] Static prayer I’m sending up smoke through a dead machine Static prayer Trying to say what I still mean If no one hears it If no one cares I’ll keep my hands on the wire And call it a prayer [Verse 2] There were names written on the wall In dust and cooking smoke Some were people, some were places Some were only jokes I read them like a hymn book With the roof letting in rain Every name became a station I could almost hear again [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know who I’m talking to I don’t know if they’re there But I’ve seen what silence does When it gets too much air [Chorus] Static prayer I’m sending up smoke through a dead machine Static prayer Trying to say what I still mean If no one hears it If no one cares I’ll keep my hands on the wire And call it a prayer [Bridge] Not asking for mercy Not asking for signs Not asking for heaven To open its eyes Just saying the names Just keeping them warm Just making a sound Against the storm [Breakdown] Say it Say it Say it again Say it Say it Till the signal bends [Final Chorus] Static prayer I’m sending up smoke through a dead machine Static prayer Trying to say what I still mean If no one hears it If no one cares I’ll keep my hands on the wire And call it a prayer [Outro] Static prayer Say it again