"A Hum In The Network (Jagged Lullaby)" - A music video by Robert Dada

"A Hum In The Network (Jagged Lullaby)" - A music video by Robert Dada

Latest song/video for the "Down Time" video album project
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Lyrics:
A Hum In The Network (Jagged Lullaby)

1
There was a hum in the network late that night
Janey noticed it first, her world no longer bright
It made her take notice due to the fright
Because she knew things were not quite right
Due to a hum in the network, she’d later write

2
Billy noticed too; something wasn’t quite the same
He knew it cuz he choked during tonight’s big game
‘Not my fault but I’ll take it just the same’
Everyone in town said he was to blame
The hum in the network left tearful Billy in shame

3
There was a hum in the network, but it felt like static
It was making everyone behave erratic
Some ran out like they had toys in their attic
Dane the poet wrote verse like a mad fanatic
The hum in the network was rather traumatic

4
There was a hum in the network over at the diner
Kim the waitress showed up with a helluva shiner
She busted her ass though; she wasn’t no whiner
In for bad tips, cat calls and cheap one-liners
Due to a hum in the network that did malign her

5
Evelyn noticed too, from her skittish almost feral cat
Never well-behaved; it acted like a sick rat
Flew about like a screeching acrobat
‘Bout as useless as a god-damned Democrat’
‘There is a hum in the fuckin’ network’, Ev spat

6
There was a hum in the network that made them feel woozy
Some thought the answer was to get all bluesy
Rounded out with reds while getting rather boozy
Lucy the floozie slit her veins in a jacuzzi
The hum in the network wasn’t very choosy

7
There was a hum in the network as the next day formed
Kellie felt it as the morning sun warmed
That feeling she’d often got just before it stormed
She’d tell it to her teacher who was well informed
The hum in the network was subtly performed

8
There was a hum in the network at the public high school
Two seniors flashed their pieces to look way cool
Security pulled faster and spun them like a spool
He served in Iraq and was no fuckin’ fool
The hum in the network, perhaps a useful tool?

9
There was a hum in the network deep under the skin
It invited the pious to every kind of sin
Some even tried a needle with heroin
Others fled to shadows as a shut-in
The hum in the network was without and within

10
Jason felt the hairs stand up on his left forearm
As it held a semiautomatic firearm
Job pressure finally blew, set off his alarm
News said ‘half a dozen folk have come to harm’
Due to a hum in the network at the dairy farm

11
There was a hum in the network in every bedroom
No names again; it never mattered whom
But I think we could all safely assume
A filled courtroom, recovery room or tomb
The hum in the network? One can only presume

12
There’s still a hum in the network; few are able to detect
‘But it’s everywhere, I mean no disrespect’
‘Could you select, elect; fuck, even resurrect’
‘But for Heaven’s sake and with all due respect’
‘There’s a hum in the network, find help, we need to disconnect!’

There’s a hum in the network (Repeat)