2 AM - Thee More Shallows

When it begins

Sound rushes in

And drowns out everything

Sideways in bed

You cover your ears

The roar is deafening

When it won’t quit

You stagger up

And into the hall

But out there it’s louder

It’s somebody’s party

You start to yell:

«Hey, buddy, hey!

Hey, buddy, please

Would you quiet down?

You’re killing me

It’s 2 AM, I’m trying to sleep!»

But the sound keeps going

'Til the walls are shaking

And no-one answers

Though you keep running around and banging the doors

And it seems strange

There’s no-one home

You start to wonder

«Who's making that noise if I’m up here all alone?»

Then the pitch hits and you stop caring

'Cause what was piercing

Is now controlled

And there’s no 'who' and no 'why'

And there’s no conflict

You breathe it out, you let it go

You start to sing

And when you sing, the sound is gone

And when you sing, the lights come on

And then the doors all open wide

And then the whole hall staggers out and sings along

You rub your eyes

They come closer

It’s a party