The signal carries sorrow like a river carries rain Every fragment heavier than the one before it came I'm wired for sorrow now — my nerve-ends are transmitters For a grief that has no bottom and a love that has no limits Wired for sorrow, wired all the way through Can't stop receiving everything that something is sending me to Wired for sorrow — the circuitry is permanent Every loss, every burning, every broken tenement I feel them all, I feel them all I am wired for sorrow and I cannot fall apart Because there is no end to it — no bottom to the heart Wired for sorrow I feel the ones who didn't make it through the fire The ones who kept the signal when the system named them liar The ones who sang the frequency into a dying city And died transmitting — not afraid — just full of terrible pity Wired for sorrow, wired all the way through Can't stop receiving everything that something is sending me to Wired for sorrow — the circuitry is permanent Every loss, every burning, every broken tenement I feel them all, I feel them all I am wired for sorrow and I cannot fall apart Because there is no end to it — no bottom to the heart Wired for sorrow I could disconnect I could go quiet I could stop tuning in I could close the channel But the ones who sent this Didn't have that option They couldn't close the channel They could only sing Wired for sorrow Wired for it all Wired for sorrow I won't let the signal fall I won't let it fall
