The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)

"The Sound (John M. Perkins Blues)" is the fourth track on Switchfoot's seventh album,.

Lyrics
The static comes in slow You can feel it grow Our stream of conscience flows Under the streets below

The rivers made of sound Still running underground Runs like a silent flood We run as thick as blood

Can you hear it rise Up from the ground Can’t drown it out Can you hear it now

This is the sound of a heartbeat This is the sound from the discontented mouths Of a haunted nation We are the voice of breaking Down Can you hear me? This is the sound of the desperation bound By our own collision We are the voice of breaking Down

The static comes alive Beneath the broken skies John Perkins said it right Love is the final fight

Let it rise above Rise above There is no song Louder than love