[Verse 1]
Wet pavement on the bus route home
Your hair still damp from the kitchen sink
Half-eaten toast on the counter plate
And the radio chewing through the rain
You said, "It's fine," like you meant goodbye
I watched the window turn to smoke

[Build-up, bass pulse]
[Pre-Chorus]
Catch the last turn in the light
Before it slips behind the estate
You looked so calm, I nearly lied
Like I always do to keep the shape

[Explosive indie drums, full band]
[Chorus]
Static everywhere we go
Static in the afterglow
Catch the last turn in the light
We were close, then out of sight
Static everywhere we go
(static everywhere we go)

[Verse 2]
The doctor’s note on the sideboard shelf
Your boots by the door in a careful row
Mum kept asking if I’d eaten yet
I said, "Yeah, I had some," and let it go
The stairwell smelled of wet wool coats
And someone’s TV through the wall

[Pre-Chorus]
Catch the last turn in the light
Before the street goes colourless
You leaned on change like a bruised-up coin
Small, cold, and still half spent

[Chorus]
Static everywhere we go
Static in the afterglow
Catch the last turn in the light
We were close, then out of sight
Static everywhere we go
(static everywhere we go)

[Bridge]
[Half-time tempo, strip back guitars, acoustic and vocal]
I thought you’d ring from the corner shop
Or laugh through the crack in the front door
But evening came with its usual face
And the kettle sang for one more
Now every room keeps your outline
In the steam on the glass, in the drip, in the grime

[Chorus]
Static everywhere we go
Static in the afterglow
Catch the last turn in the light
We were close, then out of sight
Static everywhere we go
(static everywhere we go)

[outro]
[Fade out on repeating guitar riff, ambient static]