Track 1 of the album The Kitchen Radio Knows All the Words · 2022
Before the Line Goes Quiet
“Eleven minutes before the signal fades. I wrote it in one breath and sang it nearly in one.”
operatic pop · driving pop · crossover · 4:27
Lyrics
Eleven minutes left before the signal starts to fade Nine time zones between us and the promise that we made I'm running up the hillside where the one good bar of sound Lives beside the old stone wall, the only place it's found Hold on, hold on, I'm nearly there Say my name into the air Before the line goes quiet, I will tell you everything Every secret, every sunrise, every song I mean to sing Let the distance be a ribbon, let the static be a sea Before the line goes quiet, you will hear it's you and me Before the line goes quiet, I am coming through the night Hear me running, hear me laughing, hear me holding on so tight Let the miles fall away Your voice arrives in pieces like a lantern in the rain Half a word, a breath, a laugh, and then it comes again I'm standing on the hilltop with my arms flung to the sky Catching every syllable before it drifts on by Hold on, hold on, I'm nearly there Say my name into the air Before the line goes quiet, I will tell you everything Every secret, every sunrise, every song I mean to sing Let the distance be a ribbon, let the static be a sea Before the line goes quiet, you will hear it's you and me Before the line goes quiet, I am coming through the night Hear me running, hear me laughing, hear me holding on so tight Let the miles fall away If it drops, I'll call again If it breaks, I'll start again Love is louder than the break Every mile is mine to take Before the line goes quiet, I will tell you everything Every secret, every sunrise, every song I mean to sing Let the distance be a ribbon, let the static be a sea Before the line goes quiet, you will hear it's you and me Before the line goes quiet, I am coming through the night Hear me running, hear me laughing, hear me holding on so tight Let the miles fall away Say my name into the air I am here, I am there Before the line goes quiet You will hear me anywhere