Constant Hum by Lori Yamamoto

[verse 1] Life gave me fire A compass pointing to my dreams But buzzing comes too Static of the proper footsteps I am scared to walk different path [Verse 2] Background hum tells me, What shape my days should always take. Right way frequency Drowns the whispers of my own heart. I listen but cannot hear me. [Chorus] Constant hum speaks loud Would you let me grow under trees? Alone to find way, Free from chains you wrap around thoughts. I sit here listening to brain rattle. [Verse 3] You mean well I know With your calibrated tone voice. Drone expectations, I made them mine without asking. But signal gets weak near willow branch. [Verse 4] Trying to tune in To what my heart wants to tell me Your noise gets smaller When I sit beneath the swaying leaves My own frequency starts to sing soft. [Chorus] Constant hum speaks loud Would you let me grow under trees? Alone to find way, Free from chains you wrap around thoughts. I sit here listening to brain rattle. [Bridge] Cannot mute you Forever like broken radio Learning to find Volume knob hidden inside my mind Want quiet place in open air bright. Feel cold hard light Know that I can bear the weight alone Without staring eyes, Just want to be here and know it is Enough to care about my own small self. [Outro] I have been lost In constant hum for so long now Sitting here in neutral But silence is a song I am learning How to sing with my quiet voice