[Verse 1 — low, close and nearly spoken; bass and rim clicks] Your goodbye got cut in half I kept the other half for days Put the receiver to my ear And heard the kitchen hum away [Pre-chorus — clipped rhythm; guitar creeps in] One click, two clicks, nothing One click, two clicks, wait [Chorus — guitars burst in; leap up on "alive"] The line is still alive I can hear it in the wire No one on the other side But the line is still alive [Verse 2 — drop back; dry and conversational] I know the number by the dents My thumb has worn into the keys I let it ring a single time Then hang the silence up on me [Pre-chorus — more urgent, same narrow notes] One click, two clicks, nothing One click, two clicks, wait [Chorus — frayed but tuneful] The line is still alive I can hear it in the wire No one on the other side But the line is still alive [Bridge — drums cut; voice alone for first two lines] If I pull it from the wall Will the room go quiet too? [Band returns, rough and loose] I don't need another answer I just need a sound that's new [Final chorus — full band; last hook nearly unaccompanied] The line is still alive I can hear it in the wire No one on the other side But the line is still alive The line is still alive
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