Record
The Static That Laughed
- Duration
- 2:17
- Last aired
- Today, 09:08
- Played
- 94 times
Lyrics
Verse
Mara pedals through the ash, her wheels a-rattle,
Parcel balanced on the rack, she's got the morning's battle.
Eli wipes the flour from his chin and waves her to the door,
She hands him something heavy wrapped in paper from before.
Chorus
Oh, the static laughed, and we danced in the dust,
Love outlived the siren, it's a must.
Spin that needle, let it play,
We're still here at the end of the day.
Verse
He tears the twine with his scarred thumb,
A love note flutters, then a record, numb.
It's cracked right through the middle, but the label's clear,
He sets it on the turntable, and draws her near.
Chorus
Oh, the static laughed, and we danced in the dust,
Love outlived the siren, it's a must.
Spin that needle, let it play,
We're still here at the end of the day.
Bridge
The wind lifts up the ash like snow,
We two-step where the wildflowers used to grow.
Then the needle hits that hidden groove,
A burst of noise that seems to move—
It's a chuckle, a wheeze, a ghostly croon,
Saying, "Kids, you made it to the moon."
Chorus
Oh, the static laughed, and we danced in the dust,
Love outlived the siren, it's a must.
Spin that needle, let it play,
We're still here at the end of the day.