Can't stop the think
It's all I ever do
I just want a break
A slice of silence or two
A whisper
Growing to a chorus
A hush
Swelling to a scream
A bad dream
Wide awake at 3:18
Diversions
Distractions
Then my brain's back at work
Crushing me
Killing me
Making me torque
I hurry
I hide
Can't escape what's inside
Wherever I run to
The think soon arrives
Tried drugs
That's worse
Tried other people
That hurts
To have a spotless mind
Wiped clean
Like new floors that gleam
A vast vat of nothing
A cauldron of calm
Broth without bone
A boom but no bomb
For a second each morning
As my eyes start to blink
Then the waves begin roaring
And I'm drowned by the think
Feb 12
Feb 12, 2026 at 9:46 AM UTC
Can't stop the think
It's all I ever do
I just want a break
A slice of silence or two
A whisper
Growing to a chorus
A hush
Swelling to a scream
A bad dream
Wide awake at 3:18
Diversions
Distractions
Then my brain's back at work
Crushing me
Killing me
Making me torque
I hurry
I hide
Can't escape what's inside
Wherever I run to
The think soon arrives
Tried drugs
That's worse
Tried other people
That hurts
To have a spotless mind
Wiped clean
Like new floors that gleam
A vast vat of nothing
A cauldron of calm
Broth without bone
A boom but no bomb
For a second each morning
As my eyes start to blink
Then the waves begin roaring
And I'm drowned by the think
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