Voices In My Head Lyrics
[Hook: Erin and (KayR)]
Every night I lay awake with these voices in my head
I give and give, they always take they're pulling at the thread
But I just keep thinking
(I'm finished, I'm done)
And my ears keep ringing
(I've gotta go, gotta run)
I cannot hear my thoughts with all these voices in my head
[Verse 1: KayR]
They want my mind body and soul
I can't hardly control, I've been part of this show
For so long. I don't want to let go
But these voices keep banging at the door
This cacophony is blasting me, it has to be
A tragedy wrapped in a masterpiece
I'm not sure but I'd rather be
Anyone else. I'm sad to see
This face in the mirror. I'm losing my spirit
I can't stop the hate. It's only getting clearer
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). I'm running out of hope
It's Thomas Horn: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
And I'm a ghost. All I want to do is be
But these voices got a different plan for me
[Hook]
Every night I lay awake with these voices in my head
I give and give, they always take they're pulling at the thread
But I just keep thinking
(I'm finished, I'm done)
And my ears keep ringing
(I've gotta go, gotta run)
I cannot hear my thoughts with all these voices in my head
[Verse 1: KayR]
They want my mind body and soul
I can't hardly control, I've been part of this show
For so long. I don't want to let go
But these voices keep banging at the door
This cacophony is blasting me, it has to be
A tragedy wrapped in a masterpiece
I'm not sure but I'd rather be
Anyone else. I'm sad to see
This face in the mirror. I'm losing my spirit
I can't stop the hate. It's only getting clearer
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). I'm running out of hope
It's Thomas Horn: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
And I'm a ghost. All I want to do is be
But these voices got a different plan for me
[Hook]
[Verse 2: KayR]
The only walls they can't get through are these soundproofed ones
So I stay in the booth. Dude's screws going loose and the ground moves from
Below me, below me, I'm losing all of my homies
My music sounding so phoney. Suddenly I'm so lonely
(Help!) Get me right up out of this mess
I'm tired of all of this stress. Got no feeling now in my chest
And that's frightening. I'm writing to save myself from this tightening
Grip on my mind. My face is just whitening
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). Every noise is a cut
Daniel Day-Lewis: I'm betting There Will Be Blood
It's a flood. I'm trying to build up a dam now
But I can't now cause these damn sounds of these voices are so damn loud
[Hook]
[Verse 3: KayR]
So I've got to face the faces and silence the voices
Go at them with five nines and I don't mean Royces
Kill the haters with the mic. Block out their faces with the light
Destroy 'em all, destroy 'em all so I'm left, but they ain't right
Walk outside. Suddenly my mind is so free
Why do I care what these haters think of me?
I can prove 'em wrong with my raps, I can prove 'em wrong but I won't
I make music for myself. You can yell "Stop!" but I don't
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). The crowds clapping at night
Now I'm Denzel Washington. Boy, I'm taking Flight
And I write. Pencil to the pad and I'm golden
But keep the hook on the line like a modem. Yeah, I told 'em
The only walls they can't get through are these soundproofed ones
So I stay in the booth. Dude's screws going loose and the ground moves from
Below me, below me, I'm losing all of my homies
My music sounding so phoney. Suddenly I'm so lonely
(Help!) Get me right up out of this mess
I'm tired of all of this stress. Got no feeling now in my chest
And that's frightening. I'm writing to save myself from this tightening
Grip on my mind. My face is just whitening
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). Every noise is a cut
Daniel Day-Lewis: I'm betting There Will Be Blood
It's a flood. I'm trying to build up a dam now
But I can't now cause these damn sounds of these voices are so damn loud
[Hook]
[Verse 3: KayR]
So I've got to face the faces and silence the voices
Go at them with five nines and I don't mean Royces
Kill the haters with the mic. Block out their faces with the light
Destroy 'em all, destroy 'em all so I'm left, but they ain't right
Walk outside. Suddenly my mind is so free
Why do I care what these haters think of me?
I can prove 'em wrong with my raps, I can prove 'em wrong but I won't
I make music for myself. You can yell "Stop!" but I don't
And I hear it (hear it, hear it). The crowds clapping at night
Now I'm Denzel Washington. Boy, I'm taking Flight
And I write. Pencil to the pad and I'm golden
But keep the hook on the line like a modem. Yeah, I told 'em
[Hook]
[Outro: KayR]
Uh-huh. The only way to silence the voices is to ignore the voices
And to ignore the voices, you've just got to be you
Always take criticism. Never take bull
That's the truth
Haha. Open your mind
Drama Gang on it. Haha
Alright. Yo
Deuces
[Outro: KayR]
Uh-huh. The only way to silence the voices is to ignore the voices
And to ignore the voices, you've just got to be you
Always take criticism. Never take bull
That's the truth
Haha. Open your mind
Drama Gang on it. Haha
Alright. Yo
Deuces
About
Genius Annotation
Voices In My Head deals with KayR’s psychological manifestation of what he sees as haters. He sees them as voices in his head that he must overcome. The song’s verses are each a separate part of his journey to do that.
In the first verse he is encountering the voices and is intimidated.
In the second verse he hides from them by working on music all the time but begins to lose his friends and feels like he is being neglectful.
In the third verse he has overcome the judgement of others and realizes that to silence the voices he must simply ignore them.
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