Calm The Noise

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Alarm clock barking like it knows my sins
Coffee tastes like yesterday again
Bills on the counter, ghosts in my phone
Whole damn world won’t leave me alone

I tried praying, tried running, tried holding my breath
But my head won’t slow down, it’s a runaway mess

So I light up a little green, let it soften my voice
I ain’t getting high, I’m just calming the noise
Heart quit shaking, thoughts fall in line
Just trying to feel okay for a little bit of time
Yeah, I ain’t hiding, I ain’t making a choice
I’m just trying to calm the noise

Mama says girl, you’re stronger than that
But she don’t hear the war when the lights go black
Smile for the mirror, lie to my friends
Hold it together till it breaks again

I don’t need saving, don’t need a sign
Just a moment of peace in this crowded mind

So I light up a little green, let it soften my voice
I ain’t getting high, I’m just calming the noise
Knots in my chest finally unwind
Let the day roll off me one drag at a time
Yeah, I ain’t hiding, I ain’t making a choice
I’m just trying to calm the noise

Ain’t proud, ain’t ashamed, it’s my way to cope
When the dark gets loud and I’m low on hope
Tomorrow I’ll fight it, tonight I’ll breathe
Let the silence sit next to me

I light up a little green, yeah, I calm the noise
Find a little still in the middle of the void
If you’ve been there too, then you know the point
Sometimes surviving ain’t that poetic
Yeah, I ain’t broken, I ain’t lost my voice
I’m just learning how to calm the noise

Just calming the noise
Just making it through
Just calming the noise
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