Murmurs in the drawing room are simmering too loud Another vacant visage suffocating in the crowd Rattling porcelain cups, escalating vocal swells Tinkling on the chandelier like miniature bells I sense the sudden voltage racing upward through the sole Seeking out an exit from the sociable control Before the copper melts and the wiring starts to flare A tiny inner relay trips to clear the heavy air Clicking off the wattage to the panic in the chest Offering the faculties a temporary rest Standing in the alcove with an ornamental smile Dropping off the register to slumber for a while Trip The Circuit Breaker, Shut The Current Down Safe Within The Silence While The Sparks Shower Round Total Saturation Overheating On The Line Step Away From Contact With The Socialite Design Trip The Circuit Breaker, Let The Coils Disperse The Heat Sever Every Relay And Surrender To The Beat Nobody Can Query What You Lock Behind The Rule Standing Undetected While The Copper Cables Cool They solicit an opinion and I offer them a nod Pacing through the parlor like a dormant iron rod Every heavy sentence bounces off without a dent Stripped of implication and devoid of all intent They bicker on the divan over who deserves the blame While I decouple cleanly from the parlor-trick game A forty-watt filament suspended in the hall Dormant and indifferent to the current in the wall Clicking off the wattage to the panic in the chest Offering the faculties a temporary rest Standing in the alcove with an ornamental smile Dropping off the register to slumber for a while Trip The Circuit Breaker, Shut The Current Down Safe Within The Silence While The Sparks Shower Round Total Saturation Overheating On The Line Step Away From Contact With The Socialite Design Trip The Circuit Breaker, Let The Coils Disperse The Heat Sever Every Relay And Surrender To The Beat Nobody Can Query What You Lock Behind The Rule Standing Undetected While The Copper Cables Cool Zero illumination on the primary display Zero traffic moving down the conduits today A heavy iron lever dropped inside a leaden box Safely tucked away behind a dozen rusty locks Let the sirens rattle, let the cables short out I know what the luxury of blackout is about Unbothered by the static, insulated from the strain Turning down the faders on the chatter in the brain Trip The Circuit Breaker, Shut The Current Down Safe Within The Silence While The Sparks Shower Round Total Saturation Overheating On The Line Step Away From Contact With The Socialite Design Trip The Circuit Breaker, Let The Coils Disperse The Heat Sever Every Relay And Surrender To The Beat Nobody Can Query What You Lock Behind The Rule Standing Undetected While The Copper Cables Cool Switch it off Let it cool Trip the catch Zero voltage tonight
