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Alarm
[Verse]
Something
Has awakened for me
Something
Just keeps interrupting
I can’t focus
Can't concentrate
Why can’t I get rid of the-
[Chorus]
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I turn the damn thing off?
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I just hit the snooze?
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Blaring every day of the week
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I just get some sleep?
[Transition from softer, deep acoustic bass to more harsh synth bass]
[Verse]
I’ve infiltrated every thought
Look at all this pain that I have brought
You can’t escape this harsh reality
You can’t just live unconsciously!
I’m the-
[Chorus]
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
You can’t get me out of your head!
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Admit it, you’d be better off dead!
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
You can’t even complete a single thoug-
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
I’m doing you a favor, listen-
[Transition back into original, acoustic bass]
[Pre-Chorus]
Every day when I look in the mirror
Every day when I’m in the shower
Every day when I hear my voice
I don’t really have much of a choice-
Every day when I see the news
Every day when I just can’t choose
Every day when I hear my name
Why is every single day the same?
[Chorus]
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I turn the damn thing off?
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I just hit the snooze?
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Blaring every day of the week
Alarm, Alarm, Alarm, Alarm!
Why can’t I just go the f*** to sleep?
[Outro]
Please
Just five more minutes
Please
Just let me sleep
Please
Even if
It’s only for
A little while
Why
Why can’t I just sleep?
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“Alarm” covers both the perspective of the protagonist along with the voice inside their head that is raising the question of their gender. The voice is portrayed as an alarm that is constantly going off throughout their day-to-day life and follows the protagonist’s obsession with wanting to “go back to sleep” or ignore the voice.