Static Translation

[Verse 1]
The 9:15 C-Train rattles the overpass frame
I’m walking down Centre Street, forgetting the rain
Replaying the floor plan of your sentences
When you laughed and said, "You live inside your head, I guess."

[Chorus]
This is pouring the foundation in the dark
This is finding the right wiring for the spark
It's a static translation, a current in the air
And for once the framework doesn't feel like a prayer

[Verse 2]
The key in my door is cold against my palm
My phone buzzes with a check-in text from Mom
Her Tagalog worry, the usual design
But tonight her words rewire the whole damn line

[Chorus]
This is pouring the foundation in the dark
This is finding the right wiring for the spark
It's a static translation, a current in the air
And for once the framework doesn't feel like a prayer

[Bridge]
I build my walls up, drywall-thin and cheap
Just waiting for the stress cracks to run too deep
But you just look right through them, straight into the mess
And you don't even flinch, you just say yes

[Chorus]
This is pouring the foundation in the dark
This is finding the right wiring for the spark
It's a static translation, a current in the air
And for once the framework doesn't feel like a prayer
This is pouring the foundation in the dark
This is finding the right wiring for the spark
It's a static translation, a current in the air
And for once the framework doesn't feel like a prayer

[Outro]
I'm walking down Centre Street
I'm forgetting the rain