The Room Tone

She hums along to the room tone while she tidies up
She'll harmonize with the room tone while she reads her book
He works alone in the room tone and derives a low grade pain
The days are long in the room tone. The night arrives and it's the same.
Endless hours in the afternoon, endless hours, endless hours alone.
The ticking clock, the fluorescent sky, the currents and distances
The purring cat, the electrical lights, the humming appliances
The ticking clock, the fluorescent sky, the currents and distances
The purring cat, the electrical lights, the humming appliances
Supplant the whimper
Endless hours in the afternoon, endless hours, endless hours alone