Shut Up

Ghosts of little birds

Live in the attic space

They're singing melodies

To songs I just can't place

The ticking of the clock

Is keeping the beat

So why must this go on

While I'm trying to sleep

Is it pain, is it pride

Is it dust in your eye

Is it monsters under your bed in the night

On a beach on an island I just can't hide

From the sounds all around

Shut up

Children on the street

They're whispering secrets they're laughing at people they see

Didn't their mothers teach them better

Behind the live oak trees

Bad men are hiding, they're waiting to jump out at me

Maybe I should take a new route home

Is it pain, is it pride

Is it dust in your eye

Is it monsters under your bed in the night

On a beach on an island I just can't hide

From the sounds all around

Shut up

Voice in my head are screaming

I'm trying to get some rest

Voices in my head, believe me

I'm at my wit's end

How can I feel more at ease

Maybe we can call the police

And give them one more lead

Is it pain, is it pride

Is it dust in your eye

Is it monsters under your bed in the night

On a beach on an island I just can't hide

From the sounds all around

Shut up