Come and Hear

The fridge hums low, a steady drone

The clock ticks loud, I'm not alone

A pen clicks twice, a chair scrapes near

Every sound is crystal clear

I'm smiling, nodding, holding still

While every sound comes through the sill

No wall, no door, no shade to draw

Just all of it, and nothing more

Come and hear it as I do

Every sound comes rushing through

Not too loud, just too true

This is my world, I'm showing you

Then add a phone, a voice, a door

A light that hums, a question more

My heart picks up, my hands go cold

My words slip off before they're told

It isn't anger, isn't pride

It's too much weather, all inside

My skin goes thin, the room leans in

And I go quiet, deep within

Come and hear it as I do

Every sound comes rushing through

Not too loud, just too true

This is my world, I'm showing you

A door that's closing slow and low

The room holds still, the sounds let go

I hear my breath, I hear my heart

And quiet is where I start

Come and hear it as I do

Rain on glass, a laugh that's true

Every beauty, every bruise

This is my world, I'm showing you

It's loud in here

And it's beautiful