The room spins sharp and loud Each step a fragile quake The air feels tight, it bends Like glass that starts to break A hum beneath the skin It drowns the calm within The voices blur to sound A swarm that claws the ear Each gaze a spotlight burns Unmasking every fear A hum beneath the skin It drowns the calm within The table stretches far Each clink a sharpened tone The crowd becomes a blur And I am left alone A hum beneath the skin It drowns the calm within The bells won't let me breathe Their chime a cutting blade The exits fade to black The rules already made The storm begins to build A prison noise has laid The echoes dim to gray Their shadows still remain The silence finds me whole And washes out the strain