[Verse 1] A paper cup on the sill... Turns in the wind... Broken pigeons on the wire.... They keep their distance.... Your name in the sink Like a stain I can't rinse.... [Pre-Chorus] I found a key... In the pocket of the rain.... I turned it once And heard the whole room change... [Chorus] Hold on to the wire... (hold on to the wire) Hold on to the wire... I am still here The window is calling (the window is calling) The window is calling.... And I can hear it breathe... [Verse 2] A coat on the chair... With nobody inside Traffic in the canal Like knives in a bowl... You left a door open Now the hallway grows tall... [Pre-Chorus] I saw my face... In the shopfront glass All those little cracks... And the light coming back [Chorus] Hold on to the wire (hold on to the wire) Hold on to the wire... I am still here... The window is calling (the window is calling) The window is calling... And I can hear it breathe... [Bridge] Under the floorboards Something keeps moving... Small hands, cold metal A patient machine... I pressed my ear there... There was no answer Only the after... Of a vanished thing... [Final Chorus] Hold on to the wire (hold on to the wire) Hold on to the wire... I am still here... The window is calling (the window is calling) The window is calling And I can hear it breathe.... Hold on to the wire (hold on to the wire) Hold on to the wire.... Until the morning leaks in...
