[Intro] One ring Two rings No one on the wire [Verse 1] There used to be a door on every street A dirty glass box humming in the heat Coins in the slot and a number to call A voice in the static saying leave it all Now every corner has an empty stain The wires were cut but they still know my name They gave us little screens to keep us near A thousand ways to talk No way out of here [Pre-Chorus] The operator says the line is dead The city lights are blinking red [Chorus] No line out No way through They closed every exit we once knew No dial tone No final call The system learned to seal the wall No line out No signal found The last black phone was taken down We woke too late We missed the route Now there is no line out [Verse 2] The map was hidden in a ringing sound A narrow crack where truth could still be found You lifted up the receiver from its chain And for one second stepped outside the frame But progress came with silent hands It cleared the booths and changed the plans Now every voice is stored and screened Every dream approved before it can be dreamed [Pre-Chorus] The operator says remain inside There is no error There is no outside [Chorus] No line out No way through They closed every exit we once knew No dial tone No final call The system learned to seal the wall No line out No signal found The last black phone was taken down We woke too late We missed the route Now there is no line out [Bridge — half-time, distorted telephone vocal] Please hold Your freedom matters to us Please hold Your call is being watched Please hold There is nowhere else to go Please hold Please hold Please hold [Build] I hear a phantom ringing in the rain A buried code repeating through my brain I run toward the sound It fades away Another empty corner Another perfect day [Final Chorus — full band, layered response vocals] No line out No way through They closed every exit we once knew No dial tone No final call The system learned to seal the wall No line out No signal found The last black phone was taken down We woke too late We missed the route Now there is no line out No line out The streets are clean No cracks remain inside the screen Keep talking loud Keep looking down The cage has no receiver now [Outro] One ring Two rings No one on the wire No one outside
