(Verse 1)
Alarm clock yelling like it pays my rent
Coffee tastes like mild resentment
Dog’s barking at invisible crime
Neighbor’s trimming hedges for the fifth damn time
Truck down the street with bass too strong
Sounds like thunder in a tin can song
My phone won’t quit, it’s glowing red
Even silence left me on read
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(Pre-Chorus)
I ain’t asking for a throne
Or a house made of stone
Just a minute to myself
Before I lose my tone
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(Chorus)
What does a guy gotta do
To get a little quiet around here?
Turn the volume down on life
And mute the atmosphere?
I don’t need enlightenment
Or a mountain made of cheer
Just five sweet minutes
Without a ringing in my ear
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(Gang Chant Break (Crowd vocals, stomps + claps))
GET OUT OF MY YARD!!
HEY! HEY!
DAMN KIDS!
TURN IT DOWN!
BACK IN MY DAY!
WE HAD SOME PEACE!
NO Wi-Fi!
JUST SWEET RELEASE!!
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(Verse 2)
Leaf blower solo in A minor rage
Garage band jamming’ tryin’ to get on stage
Drone overhead filming my roof
I’m shaking my fist at modern proof
Doorbell camera won’t let me blink
My fridge just told me it needs to sync
Everything’s smart but I feel dumb
When does it all get fun?
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(Pre-Chorus)
I ain’t mad at the world
I just need it low
If peace is a setting
Where’d the button go?
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(Chorus (Bigger, crowd behind it))
What does a guy gotta do
To get a little quiet around here?
Unplug the sun, unring the phone
Tell the chaos “disappear!”
I don’t want perfection
Or a life austere
Just five sweet minutes
And a slightly smaller year
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(Bridge (Half-time, exaggerated grumpy spoken part))
You call that music?
That’s not music.
That’s construction equipment with feelings.
And who invented leaf blowers?
Rakes worked just fine.
We conquered continents with rakes.
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(Final Chant Explosion)
GET OFF MY GRASS!!!
LAY OFF THE WEED!!
DAMN KIDS!
GO PLAY!
YOU’RE ALL ON DRUGS!!
NOT TODAY!
I JUST WANT QUIET!
IS THAT OKAY?!
ChucklesMcnerd
