Static Songtext
von Eleanor Buckland

Hey, hey, hey, I keep looking for a reason to run away
Dragging the weight of shame
Oh no, trying so hard not to throw it a bone
I hear it scratching at the screen door of a bad dream
I′m all alone, sneak out the window into the night
Looking over my shoulder, I hold my breath, but the dogs still bite

Waking in a sweat so cold
Breathing in the thrill of rock and roll
Wishing I could shut it down when the crowd gets mean
Looking for the fault in all my dreams
Hoping I'll get dressed up for a big mess
Who am I now? Have I really been ruled by the madding crowd?
I keep on pleasing, I look in the mirror, who do I see?


Listening for a signal, am I coming
In clear through the constant noise?
If they don′t play it on the radio
It doesn't mean I gotta turn it down
I can't hear myself through the echoing doubt
Surrendering to the static every time it drowns me out

I knew a friend who was daring, gleaming
Wanted to climb up the tallest tree
Always reaching higher, dreaming was all they knew
Even when the kids were laughing at school
No inhibitions, they were never listening
Do they look like me?
Do I remember how it felt to be free?
I′m the pretender and I can′t recognize the truth I'm trying to find

A signal, am I coming in clear through the constant noise?
And if they don′t play it on the radio
It doesn't mean I gotta turn it down
Sending out a signal, am I coming in clear through the echoing doubt?
And if they don′t play it on the radio
It doesn't mean I′m gonna turn it down

And everywhere you look, everybody's trying to keep you quiet
If I surrender to the static, it'll drown me out