Volume Control

I listen to you talking all day long,
I listen without making a sound.
I listen to you kill that wonderful song,
I listen to that voice you think you’ve found.
Sound frustrates me and bothers me and it
Irritates my sensitive ears.
I can’t find the mute button, I wish I could
I wish I could shut it all out! I really do!
Oh the tears; They flow so readily down my cheeks.
I can’t take this anymore, I really can’t!
There’s too much noise, there’s too much talk.
The voices in my head, they just won’t stop!
All I want to do is hide in a soundproof cardboard box.
Far, far away from the talking animals,
And the squawking animals, too
Actually, away from anything that makes the slightest sound.
Someplace where the only sound I can hear is my heart’s
That sound, now that sound is true.
But soon I’ll grow tired of that too,
I’ll wish that sound be gone,
I’ll hope my heart skips all its beats,
Extreme volume control. So long!

The Irritating Few

You take what’s mine
I give you more
I thought it was fine
Now I’m not too sure

Why is it so hard to see?
The true worth of what you get
Why is it so hard to be?
Somebody that I’m glad I met

Do you feel challenged by me?
I think you do
I don’t know why
But is it true?
It doesn’t have to be this difficult

It’s easier if you stay the way you were
If only you would. But you won’t, I know

It’s unfortunate how things go wrong
And all you can do is watch…

Disappointing, yes, but it’s true
You’re just a part of the irritating few…