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The Shattered Pole

[Intro] ​[Verse 1] My heart is a ghost, shattered on the floor Pieces of a life I don’t recognize anymore I watch the happy couples as they drift along the street While I’m just a rhythm that’s missing every beat I’m reaching for a connection, like a magnet seeks a pole But there’s a hollow static deep inside my soul See, their hearts are a balance—a north and a south But I’m a broken circuit, words dying in my mouth I’m a single pole now, pushing everything away Repelling every spark, turning every gold to gray It drives me to the edge just to think of what I’ve lost A heart turned to iron, covered up in frost ​ [Chorus] (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every time I walk, every time I try to belong (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every "good morning" feels like I’m singing it wrong But maybe this heart will finally start to mend If I find another soul around a lonely bend One with a shattered heart, a single pole too The perfect kind of opposite to pull me back to you (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Maybe then two broken pieces can finally align (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) And the weight of being lonely won’t be only mine ​ [Verse 2] I see them walking, hands locked like a chain While I’m standing still in the center of the rain It’s a physical ache, a repelling force Like I’m drifting away from a natural course The happiness I see, it just pushes me back Another mile further down this empty track Is there a science to the way we fall apart? Or is it just the physics of a broken heart? ​[Chorus] (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every time I walk, every time I try to belong (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every "good morning" feels like I’m singing it wrong But maybe this heart will finally start to mend If I find another soul around a lonely bend One with a shattered heart, a single pole too The perfect kind of opposite to pull me back to you (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Maybe then two broken pieces can finally align (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) And the weight of being lonely won’t be only mine ​[Bridge] It’s a heavy kind of science, this gravity of grief Looking for a moment, looking for relief To stop the constant pushing, the "keep away" in my chest And finally find a place where these fragments can rest ​[Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break] (Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh) ​[Chorus] (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every time I walk, every time I try to belong (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Every "good morning" feels like I’m singing it wrong But maybe this heart will finally start to mend If I find another soul around a lonely bend One with a shattered heart, a single pole too The perfect kind of opposite to pull me back to you (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Maybe then two broken pieces can finally align (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) And the weight of being lonely won’t be only mine ​ [Outro] Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh Sing a song for the shattered pieces (whoa) Sing a song for the ones who want to belong (whoa) Maybe then we’ll come together The north and the south (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Maybe then these shattered pieces finally find a home (Mm-mm, finally find a home) (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) Yeah, we’re coming home (Whoa-oh-oh-oh) We're finally coming home.