Metronome

by Toby Sussex

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Late night, dark house
Stress starting to mount
Dreg-stained coffee cup
It's my last ditch attempt to keep me up

I'm overwhelmed by it all
Feeling the shock from the fall
And all this noise in my head
It's a poison that's spread
I'm overtaken by the same
Repeated patterns in my brain
And all these pieces combined
Are the roar of my mind

No please don't take this away
My peace and quiet, my time and space
It's there all throughout the day
Never missing a beat, yeah my metronome it plays
Keeping pace

Check in, check the time, undo, rewind
Keep track, keep score, but do be sure before you sign away your life
Cause you've got a finite time to get it right,
To navigate the hurt and lies
So use your eyes to distract you from that growing pit inside

I'm overwhelmed by it all
I'm feeling the shock from the fall
And all this noise in my head
It's a poison that's spread
I'm overtaken by the same
Repeated patterns in my brain
And all these pieces combined
Are the roar of my mind

No please don't take this away
My peace and quiet, my time and space
It's there all throughout the day
Never missing a beat, yeah my metronome it plays
Keeping pace

My train of thought runs through daylight
It never ceases, never slows
That ticking clock all through the night
My subliminal metronome

Maybe just slow it down, before you burn out
Don't wanna see you drown
Yeah maybe just slow it down, before you burn out
Don't wanna go

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released June 4, 2021
Written, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Toby Sussex.

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Toby Sussex New Zealand

Indie-folk alt-pop songs forged in the hills of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

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Feel Better

Apr 2024
Deja Vu

Oct 2021
Metronome

Jun 2021

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