The Sound of Silence

Somebody talk to me

and tell me everything is alright

I just can't take that step ahead

I'm scared I'll trip and fall behind

and everything I know

is crashing to these streets I'm walking on

the silence suffocates the sound

of my broken hearted song

and all this thinking sends a shiver

paralyze my spinal cord

so what's the use in loving deeply

when the chemicals distort

and everything inside my brain

is screaming bloody blasphemy

the silence suffocates the sound

of my last guilt stricken plea

I won't make it, I won't make it, I won't make it on my own

I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore

I am jaded, I am jaded, I am jaded and alone

I am fading, I am fading, I am fading into oblivion

somebody talk to me

and tell me everything will be okay

I feel the pressure building

I just want to try to walk away

but every time I take a step

it sets me two steps back

the feeling's getting stronger

I'm not sure I can sustain this attack

and all this poison in my body

I'm convulsing violently

so what's the point in even living

when my apologies just bleed

onto the floor of this here room

where I lay shattered motionless

the silence suffocates the sound

of me gasping my last breath

I won't make it, I won't make it, I won't make it on my own

I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore

I am jaded, I am jaded, I am jaded and alone

I am fading, I am fading, I am fading into oblivion

nobody talked to me to tell me everything was just fine

now it's too late and you'll be horrified by what you will find

all that remains of my depleted, hopeless, helpless life

is what you just shrugged off and cast away and left here to die

nobody talked to me to tell me everything was just fine

now it's too late and you'll be horrified by what you will find

all that remains of my depleted, hopeless, helpless life

is what you just shrugged off and cast away and left here to die

I won't make it, I won't make it, I won't make it on my own

I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore

I am jaded, I am jaded, I am jaded and alone

I am fading, I am fading, I am fading into oblivion

I didn't make it, didn't make it, didn't make it on my own

I couldn't take it, couldn't take it, couldn't take it anymore

I was jaded, I was jaded, I was jaded and alone

now I've faded, now I've faded, now I've faded into oblivion

and you didn't hear a word of it at all.

Reviews

[Sophia Beatrice]

What scares me more is that I relate to this much more than I'd like. It's such a beautiful poem that got gasping each time it struck a nerve. A work of art, truly.

[Travis Prino]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it even though it scared you a bit.

[Abeer Tarek]

I was singing in my head while reading this haha! I loved it so much, you are really really good your words are simple and beautiful and hold a lot of meaning! Keep up the good work, you are gifted!

[Travis Prino]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it and appreciate your comments.