This white noise
is holding me hostage
with a gun to the head
making demands
in a different language
and i cannot understand
what i want from myself
i just want to free of
this white noise
This white noise
is infecting my mind
house squatting like a parasite
trashing the living room
burning down the kitchen
sleeping in my bedroom
taking over my life
please leave now, I beg
this white noise
This white noise
is buzzing like a bee
tormenting my ear drums
leaving a stinging remark
i swat it away
but it parries my attacks
and it keeps coming back
i cannot get away from
this white noise
i am alone
my sanity is losing this fight
too many thoughts…too few friends
to keep me distracted
from this white noise
listen to me, says the music
speaking with serene voice
in a language i can understand
focus on me, not on this white noise
i turn up the volume
and finally forget
but all good things come to an end
and so the song concludes
i try to escape (believe me, i do)
but within seconds i am held hostage once more
by this maddening, confusing, exhausting
white noise