I lie here and they’ve started, gongs fill the space above 

With low vibrations, meant to soothe my soul 

I can’t hear them, I can’t feel them, there’s a circus running through my head 

With a soundtrack, the ringing in my ears 


So the low tones wash over me, the high tones are locked inside my head 

So the low tones wash over me, the high tones are locked inside my head 


Rings of hate, am I hated, do I give as good as I get 

Should I be selfless, or selfish with my heart 

Rings of doubt, and derision, and years of suspect decisions 

Fuel thoughts and notes and quips and clever rhymes 


Healing is the process of being sound, 

But the sound of the gong can’t penetrate the ringing in my ears 

So the low tones wash over me, the high tones are locked inside my head 


Healing is the process of being sound

But the sound of the gong can’t penetrate, the ringing in my ears 

The echoes of my years, the pitches and the peals 

Is it a legacy or catastrophe? 


And the pages are now full, it’s the end of my book of hertz

Rings of nonsense, take over my head 

Like hey, Mr. Pittman, can you tell me about that egg 

Is there a reason, it doesn’t mean anything 


Healing is the process of being sound, 

But the sound of the gong can’t penetrate the ringing in my ears 

So the low tones wash over me, the high tones are locked inside my head 

So the low tones wash over me, the high tones are locked inside my head

In my head… 

In my head… 

In my head…

(c) Stanfield