Name: A Thousand Hertz
Duration: P00H00M56S
Description: I wrote the text for “A Thousand Hertz” in July of 2012, a few months following a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing in my left ear.

A Thousand Hertz

from Digital Portfolio by Lee Todd Lacks

	/

Streaming + Download

Purchasable with gift card

about

I wrote the text for “A Thousand Hertz” in July of 2012, a few months following a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing in my left ear.

lyrics

Did I hit the wall too hard,
plunge too far beneath,
shake the membrane loose,
or break the myelin sheath?
Can I blame the electronics,
a strange, aquatic virus.
a dearth of potassium?
No one seems to know.

At night, when I hear ringing,
I can still convince myself,
random hair cells have resounded
at a thousand hertz and below.
Yet, even then, I fear the way
they merely say goodbye,
vibrating in sympathy, short
seconds before they die.

credits

from Digital Portfolio, released October 23, 2018

license

about

Lee Todd Lacks Portland, Maine

contact / help

Contact Lee Todd Lacks

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Lee Todd Lacks, you may also like:

111
by Louis Carnell

A collection of tracks from the singer and multi-disciplinary artist's 111 collaboration series, featuring KMRU, Laraaji, and others. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
go to album
Delights Of My Life
by Eric Chenaux Trio

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 23, 2024
go to album
Ricardo Dias Gomes x Domenico Lancellotti
by Ricardo Dias Gomes

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 23, 2024
go to album
Caosmosi
by Addict Ameba

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 23, 2024
go to album
sentiment
by claire rousay

The experimental producer applies her ambient techniques to what is essentially a singer-songwriter record. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 22, 2024
go to album
Trying is all we ever can do.
by EYEMNOBDY

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 19, 2024
go to album
The Fifth Season (Versions)
by Lafawndah

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 9, 2024
go to album