THERMAL BRIDGE

[Chorus]
Grid is humming, lit another color now
Cut the dead wire, ain't no other number now
Grid is humming, yeah the voltage is a different sound
Cut the dead wire, I ain't even on that side of town

[Verse 1]
Pilsen air is thick with corn from the factory yard, the L train shakes the pane
I'm watching headlights paint the wet of the boulevard after the evening rain
A girl walks by in your same coat, that cheap department store maroon
Now the whole damn block is quiet, just the static in my room
We were foundation, post-and-beam, designed to take the stress
Drew the blueprints on a napkin, cleaning up some kinda mess
Swore the plan was earthquake-proof, a rigid, interlocking frame
Funny how a change in weather makes the structure change its name

[Chorus]
Grid is humming, lit another color now
Cut the dead wire, ain't no other number now
Grid is humming, yeah the voltage is a different sound
Cut the dead wire, I ain't even on that side of town

[Verse 2]
October '17, the steel mill smelled like burning rust
You were talking 'bout a mortgage, I was talking 'bout my trust
In a kick drum and a sample, you were tracing lines on maps
I was trying to find the tension point before the whole thing snaps
'You ain't ever gonna leave,' you said, and flicked away the ash
That was rebar turning into rust, a hairline fracture in the cast
Got a text from your new husband, says you finally asked for me
It's a load-bearing silence, built to last, I let it be

[Bridge]
Every joint expands with heat and every beam has got a breaking point
And every map I ever drew just had your front door as the next point

[Outro]
Cut the dead wire.
Yeah. No other number now.