[Verse 1] Five screens glowing in an empty room Feeding on the hours like a velvet broom A thousand alarms for a distant storm No blanket here to keep the marrow warm The wind outside carries voices cheap Too loud to wake, too numb to sleep [Chorus] The signal is lost in the wire The village is burning with phantom fire I am tired of holding the wheel When the road is no longer real The hum in the wall never dies A million little screens, a million little eyes [Verse 2] They tell me the king was deposed today Another new prince made the peasants pay It is musical chairs on a sinking floor While the notification demands some more My pulse is a metric, my grief is a feed They package the terror and harvest the need [Chorus] The signal is lost in the wire The village is burning with phantom fire I am tired of holding the wheel When the road is no longer real The hum in the wall never dies A million little screens, a million little eyes [Bridge] Hush now, traveler, put the lantern down You cannot govern every burning town My hands are trembling on the levers. The circuit is full and the fuse is blown [Chorus] The signal is lost in the wire The village is burning with phantom fire I am tired of holding the wheel When the road is no longer real The hum in the wall never dies A million little screens, a million little eyes [Outro] Just pull the plug Let the silence make the grade © 2026 The Shady River Bard. All rights reserved.
