Two plastic cups, a piece of string And still I can't hear your voice for anything It was the loudest shouting, I'd never heard us fight Now it's tinnitus on my pillow, in my ears tonight Speak a little louder, speak a little clearer If you speak at all I can't hear you, I can't hear you Through these thin walls A monkey on a metal frame Wires in my hands Waiting for a voice to speak In words I understand When all there is is rattling in hollow ribs Of paperclips and sand Make me a bride or hail me a king And still you won't find a heart in a man of tin The grass that was greener grew up to be a maze And we're all stuck in here, we have no voice We have no flag to raise Come a little closer, draw a little nearer If you're there at all I can't see you, I can't see you Through these thin walls A monkey on a metal frame Wires in my hands Waiting for a voice to speak In words I understand When all there is is rattling in hollow ribs Of paperclips and sand When all there is is rattling in hollow ribs Of paperclips and sand I'm tired today I'm tired today Know love don't put it away Know love don't put it away I've known love...