THE HUM                    © 2012 Ricardo & Weinstock



In the distance, sixty cycles — on and on all night long

The chanting of the modern world — monotone and song

No need to wonder why we're all so well entrained

Under these soft attacks we all feel estranged               


          It interrupts our dinner and divides the peace

          It’s in the walls and at the beach               

          It's following me everywhere - it's hard to get away                         

                    How do I stop my ears from ringing…                                   

                         When the world just sounds that way?



Silence sends a message only the silent can hear

It lives between the wind and rain and whispers in your ear

I wish we were more afraid of the price that we are paying

Though we may never agree I know that’s what we’re praying                

          It interrupts our dinner and divides the peace

          It’s in the walls and at the beach          

          It's following me everywhere - it's hard to get away                    

                    How do I stop my ears from ringing                        

                         When the world just sounds that way?

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