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Not long ago I was smothered by
Recently, I felt overwhelmed by
My job and some other things
My job and various other matters
Heavy head was filled with
I had a lot on my mind
Stresses that tomorrow brings
Anxiety about the future
Just yesterday I realized
Just yesterday, I came to the realization
The days have start to float
That the days seem to pass without impact
And as i sat there silently
While quietly sitting, I observed
I began to note
I started to take notice
I can hear the hum
I am able to perceive
Of the 60 Hz current
The low-frequency vibration of electrical power (60 Hz)
I can hear the hum
Again, I notice
Of the 60 Hz current
The recurring presence of the 60 Hz electrical current
My thoughts would buzz like fluorescent bulbs
My thoughts were incessant, akin to the buzz of fluorescent bulbs
Left on too long in boarding school halls
Resembling the constant noise in crowded school corridors
Overpopulated and busy
Previously busy and congested
Scattered from the city in suburban sprawl
Now scattered and dispersed, away from the city
Now the light's gone out and I feel alive
Now that the chaos has subsided, I feel more alive
My head is just a skull
My mind is simply a hollow shell
All the noise I hear now
All the noise I perceive now
It courses through my walls
Travels through my surroundings
I can hear the hum
I am attuned to
Of the 60 Hz current
The consistent 60 Hz electrical current
I can hear the hum
Again, I am conscious of
Of the 60 Hz current
The recurring 60 Hz electrical current
The constant drone
The continuous humming sound
Becomes an undertone
Becomes a subtle background noise
Undetected all the time
Unnoticed, yet always present
The wires in my walls
The electrical wiring in my home
Work like the gyri in my mind
Functions similarly to the convolutions in my brain
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