Microwave Ohm
Navigating Through Urban Solitude: Herbert Walker's Sonic Reflections
Lyrics
Sidewalks spit up names of old carving hands
Sidewalks reveal the imprints of hands from the past.
they don't read the same as they did
The inscriptions on the sidewalks have changed over time.
When I got home my head started to drone
Upon returning home, a persistent, monotonous sound started in the speaker's head.
and I couldn't go back like this.
The speaker feels unable to revert to a previous state under these circumstances.
How have you been-
An inquiry about the listener's well-being.
How is your head-
Another question about the listener's mental state.
My how you've changed-
An observation on significant changes in the listener.
where did my friend go?
The speaker wonders about the disappearance of a friend.
Til the drudge of my week
The routine and labor of the week ignite a negative experience on Friday.
set fire to my Friday
This negative experience continues to affect the speaker's weekend.
which burned through my weekend
The impact of the negative experience lingers and leaves a void in the speaker's environment.
left a hole in my ceiling
A metaphorical hole in the ceiling symbolizing a void or emptiness.
then the empty space
This void is filled with unwanted noise.
just filled up with noise
A comparison to the quieting effect of the speaker's mom in the past.
like mom's early hush
Reference to the ambient noise from traffic outside.
from the traffic outside.
(Empty line, possibly indicating another pause or transition.)
Darling depression you're some kind of inertia
Addressing depression as a kind of inertia, a force resistant to change.
and my blanket's ripped from under
The speaker's sense of security is disrupted, possibly by the persistence of depression.
I saw from bed airplanes over head
Observation of airplanes passing overhead while lying in bed.
coming so close but never touch down
The airplanes come close but never land, possibly representing unfulfilled expectations.
The ohm of the microwave, hum of my A/C,
Mention of the hum from the microwave and A/C, unwanted noises.
noise I don't like and some how I need.
The speaker acknowledges a dislike for certain noises but expresses a need for them somehow.
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