Track Insight / Lyrics
Coffee cold in paper cup
Fluorescent flicker waking up
Tool belt heavy on my hip
Schematics glowing from my grip
Splice the copper, splice the light
Hear the city breathe at night
Every break a chance to mend
Voice to voice, friend to friend
Splice the copper, splice the light
Rat chews through the main trunk line
Signal drops at Franklin sign
Clip the toner, find the break
Count the pairs for safety's sake
Splice the copper, splice the light
Hear the city breathe at night
Every break a chance to mend
Voice to voice, friend to friend
Splice the copper, splice the light
Fingers numb from stripping jacket
Twist the pair, secure the bracket
Heat shrink tubing, butane flame
Seal the joint, recall the name
Splice the copper, splice the light
Hear the city breathe at night
Every break a chance to mend
Voice to voice, friend to friend
Splice the copper, splice the light
Choir voice comes unbidden now
Altos humming, sacred vow
Harmonize the broken thread
Prayer for dial tone, not the dead
No congregation, no stained glass
Just the rumble as trains pass
But the work is holy still
Connecting what the dark can kill
Test the pair, clear and clean
Strongest signal that I've seen
Pack the tools and climb the stairs
Dawn breaks over Manhattan squares
Splice the copper, splice the light
Hear the city breathe at night
Every break a chance to mend
Voice to voice, friend to friend
Splice the copper, splice the light
Splice the copper, splice the light
Dial tone hums in morning air
One more line repaired
