Xylophone in My Head

Intro

Yeah

Xylophone in my head

Verse 1

Four a.m. and the ceiling keeps ticking

I grind my teeth down to the nerve

Every thought is a mallet on bone

Ringing where the quiet should live

Pre-Chorus

I claw at the walls of my own skull

I beg for a minute of hush

Nothing comes

Nothing ever comes

Chorus

Xylophone in my head

Hammering all night long

Xylophone in my head

I can't turn the racket off

Every strike another crack

Xylophone in my head

Post-Chorus

Bang bang bang

Bang bang bang

Verse 2

I told the doctor I'm splitting in two

He scribbled a note and left

I paced the hall till my knees went numb

Counting the tiles like a prayer

Pre-Chorus

I press my palms till the pressure breaks

I scream but it swallows the sound

Nothing works

Nothing ever works

Chorus

Xylophone in my head

Hammering all night long

Xylophone in my head

I can't turn the racket off

Every strike another crack

Xylophone in my head

Post-Chorus

Bang bang bang

Bang bang bang

Breakdown

Beat it down

Beat it down

Rip it out of the ground

Beat it down

Beat it down

I will not make a sound

Bridge

Maybe if I sit still long enough

Maybe if I hold my breath

The clatter will tire

The clatter will die

The clatter will finally rest

Chorus

Xylophone in my head

Hammering all night long

Xylophone in my head

I can't turn the racket off

Every strike another crack

Xylophone in my head

Post-Chorus

Bang bang bang

Bang bang bang

Xylophone in my head