Captive on my Code-A-Phone was a voice that spread like light
He reminds me of a mistake I used to call Baby
And I ate it up like an ice cream cone and willed him to be right
And built a dream on a string of "ifs" and "maybes"
But inside there is no peace
My head yells run, my heart cries stay, who can I believe?

Chorus:
When the house divides against itself, the wrecking ball will soon prevail
Still I look for love on the mainline

He lives rent-free inside my head, my heart he owns outright
Those lines are down and humming like live wires
Still I search for common threads and I long for black and white
Does wisdom ever dovetail desire?
And my heart insists that he's the only one
While the endless loop inside my head says
You know he is wrong

Chorus

I have wasted too much time trying to bridge the gap between heart and mind
When the signs say very clearly Broken Mainline

Bride:
What makes me think I can drive when I've tested blind
I do much better walking slow by faith
And how come I would trust a man who took me for a ride
How long will I have to learn the hard way

Chorus

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