Flock of Dimes - Semaphore lyrics

If simple habit had a tale to tell And if the wires could reveal themselves We could begin to trace the ins and outs The horizon of our length As if the force of it can be controlled As if sight is an object we can hold Our voices float above the depths of it What we cannot permeate [Chorus] Come to my door Won't you liven me up with color? Put your pen and paper away I have no need for you to guess my age I can tie my own laces Find the solace I seek in other places But I cannot need you more Too far gone for the semaphore The sight of red's a cause for new alarm The sound I make can only go so far Today the only thing that I can do Is wait for you And in this lingering uncertainty The voice across the waves agrees with me: “We pay a very high price to be free And I wonder if it's enough?” [Chorus] Come to my door Won't you liven me up with color? Put your pen and paper away I have no need for you to guess my age I can tie my own laces Find the solace I seek in other places But I cannot need you more Too far gone for the semaphore And if the force of it will be revealed We are beholden to it even still What we cannot keep and we cannot k** What we cannot communicate It is the quiet voice that says it best There is no certainty to preciousness We have a friend who holds us in his grasp And someday he'll be gone