Static in the Holler

[Verse 1]
The lightning bugs on Dean's front porch don't blink no more
Just the blue ghosts from the little screens we're all livin' for
We're lined up on the railin', a foot of space between
We ain't said a word all evenin', but Lord, we've all been seen.
We're passin' 'round a PBR that's gettin' warm and flat
Knowin' this time next year, half of us ain't comin' back.

[Chorus]
We're sayin' our goodbyes before we're gone
Deletin' the proof 'til the break of dawn
Yeah, there's static in the holler, a hum in the pine
Just the sound of us all goin' offline.

[Verse 2]
Jesse's on the top step, thumbin' through his feed
Plantin' some digital version of a wild oat seed
And I see you across the yard, the cold glass to your face
Stitchin' up a life for yourself in some other place.
"Call ya later," you type, from thirty feet away
A promise ain't a promise if you ain't got nothin' to say.

[Chorus]
We're sayin' our goodbyes before we're gone
Deletin' the proof 'til the break of dawn
Yeah, there's static in the holler, a hum in the pine
Just the sound of us all goin' offline.

[Bridge]
Used to be a promise was a knot that you could hold
Now it's just a read receipt that's turnin' five minutes old
We're mending what we can with a signal bar or two
Before the whole damn quilt of us is ripped right through.

[Outro]
There's static in the holler...
And the signal's gone.