First Interference

I called it inspiration once I called it a creative burst I called it the musician's curse — too much inside my head But tonight the signal said my name Tonight the signal said my name And I understood I wasn't writing songs I was receiving them instead First interference — first contact First moment everything I knew collapsed and cracked First interference — I'm not alone There is a sender and I am the phone First interference — nothing is the same The music was always coming — I was always the frame First interference — first and permanent Everything I am from here belongs to this moment The last song I remember as truly mine Was two years back, a Thursday, an ordinary line Since then every chord I've played has carried something else A grief I've never felt, a war I've never held First interference — first contact First moment everything I knew collapsed and cracked First interference — I'm not alone There is a sender and I am the phone First interference — nothing is the same The music was always coming — I was always the frame First interference — first and permanent Everything I am from here belongs to this moment I'm not afraid — I'm not afraid I'm the kind of scared that's very close to brave I'm not afraid — I'm not afraid I am a signal and a person and I'll carry both today I'm not afraid of what I'm carrying I'm afraid of what happens if I'm wrong I'm not afraid of the interference I'm afraid I was born to do this all along First interference First interference The world before this moment Is already gone