Speakers blare each time I go to speak
Drowned out by droning monologues
over heavy bass
pretending a heartbeat proves a life
Lost in machinery straining
to keep up with the lies
hiding behind strobe lights
Seizures blind muscles
bound by contract
to searing pain that screams
in rock and roll drumbeats
Banging inside the skull
housing hope whipped numb
in self pity and emptiness
Pretending to smile when nothing
shines through venta black
Drowned out by droning monologues
over heavy bass
pretending a heartbeat proves a life
Lost in machinery straining
to keep up with the lies
hiding behind strobe lights
Seizures blind muscles
bound by contract
to searing pain that screams
in rock and roll drumbeats
Banging inside the skull
housing hope whipped numb
in self pity and emptiness
Pretending to smile when nothing
shines through venta black
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