symphony

why does your sympathy

sound like a symphony

that I don’t want to hear?

that hidden part of me

sounds like a harmony

that I can’t even bear

and my melancholy

sounds like a melody

and I cover my ears

I can feel your chords wrap around my neck

it’s your same old beat that’s in my chest

singing, “don’t let me be irrelevant”

this is a room and you’re the elephant

I know why your sympathy

sounds like a symphony

that I don’t want to hear

you are the part of me

that sounds like a harmony

that I can’t even bear

and your melancholy

sounds like a melody

so I cover my ears

your sympathy

sounds like a symphony

that I don’t want to hear