Sometimes sound gets too in the way
And sometimes it takes over entire days
No room for silence, white noise or hum,
No place to hide for quiet time
The world is not my orchestra the stereo is
And why is noise so dependant on listening ears
There’s not enough time for anything to set in
When pausing to hear is the greatest sin
Everyone talks so loud heightening to be heard
And the shy one is plucked out with one single word
Asked to speak just to fill in the gaps
To fill this verbal relapse
Yes there’s no quitting this clouded conversation
About how we can quicken this decibel nation
And as your words gain momentum, clouding the air
You realize my mind is somewhere else as I stare
Take one moment to think about this
If it was taken away what would we miss
About how some words have caused a lot of violence
And how actions speak louder when in silence.