Hold the Wire

Black tie tight against my throat

I am looking for a life raft

But I only found a sinking boat

Water rising in the basement

The landlord wants his payment

Cold

Cash

Everything is for sale today

The price of a soul is falling

Chorus

Hold the wire while I walk the tightrope

Give me a reason to believe in the rope

The circus is leaving the station

A beautiful medication nation

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

A saint with a checkbook is still just a sinner in debt

Buying salvation from the TV

While smoking a filterless cigarette

The sky looks like wet cardboard

Folded over the city ward

Blue

Smoke

Covering up the honest mistakes

Waiting for the floor to give way

Chorus

Hold the wire while I walk the tightrope

Give me a reason to believe in the rope

The circus is leaving the station

A beautiful medication nation

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

Bridge

Tie the knot until it bleeds

Sell the garden keep the seeds

I am balanced on a razor

Looking for a savior

Someone to pull me back

Before the wood starts to crack

Chorus

Hold the wire while I walk the tightrope

Give me a reason to believe in the rope

The circus is leaving the station

A beautiful medication nation

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

Hold the wire

Outro

Don't let go of the end

Don't let go of the end

The circus is gone

The circus is gone

Hold it tight

Hold it tight

Hold it tight

Hold it