Lyrics

[Verse 1] Didn't sign up for this When I moved to the city People talk all the time All milk-mouthed and mindless With the pulse of the club And the shuddering subway And the folks making love In the unit above me And the cries of the kids Through the wires of your window And the hiss of the heat And the sizzling streetlight And the cars passing by On the highway behind it And the hum of the fridge As we spin in the kitchen [Chorus] Qualifies as silence The closest I can find [Verse 2] Used to play in a band Back when you were a grandchild Just some friends drinking beer Y'know - nothing too serious Had a couple good songs But you can barely recall 'em Though you weren't one to tour Got some lucky support slots But when you walked on that stage Started acting all strange-like And you'd peel back your eyes Press 'em against the amplifiers And you'd stretch out your lip Hold it up to the cymbals Till you noticed the sound Getting louder and louder [Chorus] Qualifies as silence The closest I can find [Verse 3] Tucked away from the road Far from all that commotion No more sirens at night Just the wind in the pine trees And the moon on the lake And the droning cicadas But on my quietest night That's when my memories find me All the words that I said Words I later regretted And the love that we made And the love that I wasted See my dad in his chair And the soil where he's buried And the men that I trust And the room where they touch me [Outro] Qualifies as silence The closest I can find This qualifies as silence The closest I can find