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I am hearing a voice in my Eardrum
One of my workmates is bending back my Ear
And he is just in first gear
This could go for two hours until our next break
Doesn’t he know that silence is golden
For fuck sake
After about thirty minutes his words are going
in one Ear and out of the other
My Brain has shut down and run for cover
My workmate is a good guy
He just talks too much
He thinks that his words have got the magic touch
But I have heard all of his stories before
But I don’t want to hear them no more
So I decide to follow my Brains example
And go to a different space
But I keep the ‘I am listening’ look on my Face
The place I go to is way beneath the waves
I swim with the Turtles and the Stingrays
Then I dive down to the Ocean bottom
The reason I am is long forgotten
And them through the muddy water I can see
that I have reached
The silence of the Clams
Clams are cool cause there mouths open and close
all day and all night
But not a sound is heard
You can listen all you want
But you wont hear a word
Hang on someone is pulling on my Arm
And I am brought back to reality
My workmate is still talking for Heavens sake
Thank Christ it is almost time for a break
After work I go to the Barber to get a Haircut
And I get a sinking feeling in my Gut
There are about Ten guys waiting their turn
I can feel my Stomach starting to churn
The guy in the chair is getting short back and sides
I sit in a chair and try to hide
The Barber is talking about the Weather
And ‘Wasn’t it hot today’
Then everybody is talking at once
Everyone has to have their say
The Barber is Clipping Combing and flapping
his Gums
Everyone is squirming in their seats uncomfortable
with a very numb Bum
The customer climbs down from the chair
And thanks the Barber for doing a great job
The Barber ‘That’s ok see you later Bob
The next Customer climbs up
Only Nine more to go
Everybody is still talking at once
Yapping to and fro
Then I feel my Brain drifting off to my place
beneath the waves
I block everything out
It is the silence that I crave
I am swimming with the Fish and the Mermaids
There is no need for flippers or hearing aids
Cause down here you don’t need any Ears
I could stay down here for years and years
And then just like that wham
I have reached
The Silence of the Clams
Then I hear the sound of clipping
And Car horns bipping
And I realise that I am back at the centre of Town
My Ears have grown sensitive to sounds
The Barber is telling me that it is my turn to sit
in the chair
I sit back like I haven’t got a care
I tell him’Dont take too much off I just want a trim’
But all I can think about is going for a swim
The Barber is talking non stop
About sports the weather he is just shooting the Breeze
I feel like screaming out ‘Can I just have silence please?’
I realise that he is just making conversation
So I slip away before there is a confrontation
Once again I drift down deep below
Looking cooler then Hans Solo
A Pod of Dolphins are with me as I swim down to the
Sea Floor
And then before I know it Bam
I have reached
The Silence of the Clams
Then I hear screaming and I realise it is coming
from me
My Eyes are open
But I don’t believe what I see
The Barber has dyed my Hair Red
And given me a Perm and a style
I wont be going back there for quite a while
But it is my own fault for drifting off
And not paying attention
I was swimming with the Dolphins
When the Barber was asking questions
He misunderstood what I was looking for in a Haircut
I didn’t get what I wanted
Anything but
So People don’t just talk and talk and talk
Cause your listeners might just take a little walk
Sometimes just have a listen instead
Don’t be so extroverted
Be Cool be introverted
So if you are ever in a situation
When someone is talking too much
Just go to your own happy place
Just keep that ‘Im listening’ look on your Face
They will never know
They will just keep on talking.
THE END
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