The Static and the Hum

Verse 1

The fluorescent lights have a hum I can’t ignore

Like a thousand tiny needles pressing through the floor

You’re talking about the weather, or the weekend, or the game

But the rhythm of your breathing doesn't always feel the same.

I’m cataloging gestures, I’m checking every box

While my mind is busy picking at a dozen different locks

Trying to find the exit, or the words I’m meant to say

Before the social battery just flickers right away.

Chorus

And the world is far too loud, and the room is far too small

I’m building up my armor just to weather through it all

It’s a storm inside a teapot, it’s a wire pulled too tight

It’s the shaking in my fingers in the middle of the night.

It’s not that I am broken, it’s just a different frequency

But the static and the anxiety are drowning out the me.

Verse 2

I’ve got a script for every person, a mask for every street

I rehearse the "hello"s and the "how-are-you"s we meet

But the script is missing pages and the ink is running dry

And I’m terrified you’ll see the panic dancing in my eye.

A change in the direction, a plan that didn't hold

Feels like a sudden winter, feels like losing all control

And I know I’m "overreacting"—at least that’s what they’ll tell me

But the ocean’s in my lungs and I’m struggling to be.

Chorus

Because the world is far too loud, and the room is far too small

I’m building up my armor just to weather through it all

It’s a storm inside a teapot, it’s a wire pulled too tight

It’s the shaking in my fingers in the middle of the night.

It’s not that I am broken, it’s just a different frequency

But the static and the anxiety are drowning out the me.

Bridge

Give me a quiet corner. Give me a heavy weight.

Give me a moment’s silence so my heart can calibrate.

I’m tired of the masking, I’m tired of the "fine"

I’m trying to bridge the distance between your world and mine.

Outro

The lights are still humming...

The room is still spinning...

But I’m still here.

Yeah, I’m still here.

(Slow fade)

Just let the static...

Clear.