In this flickering fluorescent light we fade Seeking words that we cannot translate Like children lost in memories we wait Building bridges that we cannot make Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight But the silence speaks in different ways She came with a hammer to my door Like a mother I never had before Reading maps and making dictionaries Of all the words we couldn't say or be In the desert of the moon we play Counting shadows as they drift away Like my brother who never grew old Now I pat your head and let the story unfold In this flickering fluorescent light we fade Seeking words that we cannot translate Like children lost in memories we wait Building bridges that we cannot make Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight But the silence speaks in different ways Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight Phantom voices in my head tonight But the silence speaks in different ways