[instrumental introduction – guitar] [Verse 1] Defuse another loaded ghost Trace the lines where current flows Count to ten, inhale again Tell myself I'm in control [Pre-Chorus] You left me a home full of hazards The shrapnel field of our time And still I dig through the damage Sifting what was ours from mine [brushed drums and upright bass come in] [Chorus] Squeeze and click, then let breath go One touch away from overload I know the mines are there But I still have to clear this road [Hook] All this training, all this skill But my hands are shaking still Defusing time bombs in the dark The wirecutter fears the spark [instrumental break] [Verse 2] Some days I can walk in time Steady hands and a steady mind Some days I wake back in the blast Recall your face and feel the past [Chorus 2] When your landmine words went off beneath me I thought I dodged the pressure wave But I keep finding wires to cut here No one left but me to save [instrumental break] [Bridge] Remain alert, always aware There are tripwires everywhere Scan for clues before the fuse Brings the overpressure through The overpressure of not being over you [Final Chorus / Outro] Squeeze and click, no spark, no flame This one's cold, draw breath again 'Til I find the next in some quiet place A postcard, a song, a stranger's face I know the mines are there But I still have to walk this road [Hook] Years of training, practiced skill But my hands are shaking still Defusing time bombs in the dark The wirecutter fears the spark [end]
