I Can't Turn It Off

[the panna cotta army]

I Can't Turn It Off
the pannacotta army

I’m watching the TV
It’s my religion, I just cant get enough
The only thing I believe in
It sounds crazy but I can’t turn it off

All day I’m stuck between these walls
Ignoring all my calls

I’m watching the TV
It’s my addiction and I can’t give it up
There’s things I should be achieving
But I make excuses and keep putting them off

I don’t see friends anymore
And I don’t answer the door
I forget what life was like before

I’m not updating my CV
I’m not checking out my Instagram feed
I’m watching the TV
It’s the only drug that I ever need

The world has suddenly got small
I don’t go out at all
I feel invisible

[sleepysilverdoor]

Phlebia

See the turtle record player with the lights off, dead on the battlefield
Throw the monkey in the box with the knob against the wall, never let it pop
Wyldstyle on the wall, stealth bomber in the hall, can't get it off
F4, F3, cyclone is alive is alight, I can't stop it

Chuck em at my head when you're playing in the ball pit
Make your body slam like your hanging in the mosh pit
Dumping out the bins like you're never gonna quit
Screaming in my face, head's spinning like a drill bit
Looking at the clock cause all I wanna do is sit
If I try to take some time for myself, you throw a fit
Kinetic energy, you're wearing out my FitBit
Come in my garage, running off with my drum sticks

Speak to me so sweetly in words I don't understand
I am not a Roomba, I am just a man

I'm deep sixing the moo-cube, fun on five sides, thorn in the sixth: mine
ABCDEFGHI'm sidestepping landmines
Flip the technicolor tower like Sonic with the rings flying everywhere
Dawn to dusk, dusk to down can't turn it off

Every day
Entropic Decay
I watch you play
Like groundhog day
Create disarray
I put it away

Who invited Jackson Pollack to the tabletop, I don't see you ever stop
Up the ladder, hoot, hoot, come down and you do it again and again
Beep beep, got a Jeep in a heap, sweep the heap, sheep weep, yeah
Even if I could, I wouldn't turn it, wouldn't turn it off.

Speak to me so sweetly in words I don't understand
I am not a Roomba, I am just a man

Every day
Entropic Decay
I watch you play
Like Groundhog Day
Create disarray
I put it away

[lichenthroat]

I Can't Turn It Off
by Lichen Throat

Drip, drip, drip from the kitchen sink,
I hear every drop.
Plink, plink, plink on the plated zinc,
What will make it stop?
Despite new washers and new pipes,
It still drips in the trough.
The Delta rep has heard my gripes;
I can’t turn it off.
Call the plumber; call again
If the leak returns.
He knows more than other men
About which knobs to turn.

They met for ill, to steal from thieves,
When the hour was late.
They hid themselves beneath the eaves,
And fought the cloud of hate.
It’s easy come and easy go
For gold and women both,
At mercy of the ebb and flow,
Without vow or oath.
All alone in the Great Salt Marsh
And under the Sinking Lands
Are two whose methods may be harsh,
But they have made their plans.
Sheelba of the Eyeless Face
And he of Seven Eyes
Can take two guys in disgrace
And slowly make them wise.
To think of more than being fed
And cups of ale to quaff,
Implant the thoughts inside their heads
So they can’t turn it off.

When educated men believed
The stars controlled their fate,
And Manichaeism was perceived
As worthy of debate,
The Ecclesia Catholica
Once just made him scoff.
But he heard Ambrose and Monica,
And couldn’t turn them off.
In his garden, someone spoke,
“Take it up and read.”
The bonds that held him finally broke,
So he at once was freed.

[genecawley]

I Can't Turn It Off by Balls To Monte

The powerful force that fuels us,
I can’t turn it off—no, no, no
The adhesive tape that glues us,
I won’t peel if off—no, no, no
 
Way past midnight, you sashayed in
Like Mrs Parker at the Algonquin
On more laps than a cloth napkin
The spotlight was yours to bask in.
To a loathsome, desperate East Side party,
Shocking all the open-mouthed attendants
Shooting all of your Tommy-gun sentences,
Building even higher fences

Our unwavering sun shines bright­­
I’ll keep it burning—oh, oh, oh
Bumps in Life may cause a fight
But I’ll hang on tight—oh, oh, oh

You enter with a wink and a wisecrack,
You turn, you smile, then you look back.
Sit, you command and I will obey
We flirt, we laugh, night becomes day.
The room empties, we take our leave
In love already, at least I believe
Toss our shoes and sink in the grass
Passion ignites, I make a pass

[gizo]

i can't turn it off - gizo

i can't turn it off
the voice inside me
that questions everything i've ever said or done
and everything i want to be

i can't turn it off
that voice inside my head
that tells me everyone i've ever met or loved
would be better if i'd ripped from the womb and left for dead

and i don't think it knows me
and i don't think it cares
and i don't think it wants what's best for me
it just takes up my precious air

i can't turn it off
i can't turn it off

[mholland]

I Can't Turn it Off - Night Sky

Got this glow
Got this passion
Got this flow
Of happiness
Why is that?
Glad you asked
You know what’s true
It’s ‘cause of you

Can’t turn it off and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t make it stop and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t shut it down and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t find a frown ‘cause I’m loving you

Got this fire
Got this pleasure
Got desire
Getting better
Year after year
Feeling so sweet
And red hot too
It’s ‘cause of you

Can’t turn it off and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t make it stop and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t shut it down and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t find a frown ‘cause I’m loving you

Got this bliss
Got this swagger
Got this kiss
Couldn’t be gladder
You’re my girl
That’s my thrill
I can’t stay blue
It’s ‘cause of you

Can’t turn it off and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t make it stop and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t shut it down and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t find a frown ‘cause I’m loving you

Got this shine
Got this money
Got this time
You and me honey
Some cool jazz
and bubble bath
Then ooh ooh ooh
It’s ‘cause of you

Can’t turn it off and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t make it stop and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t shut it down and it’s ‘cause of you
Can’t find a frown ‘cause I’m loving you

[seemanski]

I Can't Turn It Off
by seemanski

I can't turn it off
the feeling that its not enough
a little voice in the back of my head says
I'm not good enough
I'm not good enough

I can't turn it off
this fear is undenying
my body tenses up and
I just can't get up
I just can't get up

the imposter
has shown his face again

I can't turn it off
I've found myself divided
Looking for a reason commit
To what I was doing

I can't turn it off
this time it's unrelenting
placing fiction before the fact
has been given a chance
been given a chance at all

the imposter
has shown his face again

wishful thinking has never been a friend

[WreckdoMelle]

I Can't Turn It Off - Brown Word and the Big Whine

V1:
I got an urge that I just can't purge
I'm alive and screamin'
My lungs are pulling for the very first time
I can't contain this feeling

Ch:
I hit the air like an adrenaline shot
and I can't turn it off
My heart is racing to the very top
and I can't turn it off
The world is turning, my brain is burning
and I can't turn it off

V2:
I got a need that I can't help but feed
I'm alive and kickin'
My fists are pumping to the musical beat
I feel the tempo quicken

Chorus.

I tore the veil between heaven and earth
I rocked this life from the moment of birth
Heard my scream rip across the skies
The forests and oceans and deserts heard my cry
I was born on planet rock'n'roll
Let the devils and angels fistfight for my soul
Fell on my knees to the god of guitar
Drew my lucky number wishing on a star

Chorus.

[bambamoozle]

I Can't Turn It Off by Cloverdance

If you don't like your life
Just do something make it alright
Or don't
That's the choice you get

I live in the house
I'm gonna stay here it's my house
You can stay here
That's the choice you get

I live two steps of the switch
It makes it tough to raise my arm
I can't turn it off

I live two steps of the switch
It makes it tough to raise my arm
I can't turn it off

[jpnickolas]

I sit at the same desk everyday
For work, for pleasure, for meetings and play
I know there’s a difference but it doesn’t seem right
It feels like a job even at night

Deadlines intrude
And haunt my solitude
One more time I check the phone
Nothing new I should have known

My thoughts used to idle in fiction
Now they’re stuck on workplace friction
I used to leave that baggage at the door
But now I don’t go out anymore

I can't turn it off turn it off turn it off ah
Deadlines intrude
Turn it off turn it off turn it off
And haunt my solitude
Turn it off turn it off turn it off ah
One more time I check the phone
Turn it off
Nothing new I should have known

I can't turn it off *silence*

I can't turn it off turn it off turn it off ah
Turn it off turn it off turn it off ah
Turn it off
Nothing new I should have known

[Future Boy]

I Can't Turn It Off by Future Boy

I am constantly trying to solve
So many problems that can't be resolved
Since they haven't actually occurred
And the contents are merely inferred

From a model that formed in my brain
Based on details that I've ascertained
During limited interactions
That involved many strong emotions

I imagine myself as the cause
The effect is point out my flaws
Then my shame makes me raise a defense
Which is fragile and lacks coherence

I can't convey anything to repair
All of the harm that I've done unaware
I'm afraid of the change to be made
I focus on losses instead of the gains
I think that I'm smarter and better prepared
I don't want to admit I feel helpless and scared

If I'm not the one calling the shots
Will anyone praise my incredible thoughts
Will the future remember my name
Will my struggling all be in vain

My mind circles until I feel lost
I want it to stop but I can't turn it off

[thirdcatmusic]

Third Cat - I Can't Turn It Off

wherever I go
spinning so slow
push me in the ground
with the pulsating sound

can't turn it off
no matter how hard i try
sit around, getting high
i can't turn it off

[Pigfarmer Jr]

I Can't Turn It Off
Pigfarmer Jr

The water flows on and on
Down to the end of the street
AI try and try to turn the valve
I guess I'm too damn weak

Though the dam has held for years
The equipment is rusted and old
They say it's scheduled to be replaced
At least that's what I'm told

And the water starts to pour
The walls can't take it anymore
And I can't turn it off

I feel the stress under the weight
The moorings groan, the waters rage
And I can't turn it off

Thousands of people in their homes
Don't know what to expect
I pull the cord, sound the alarm
But they think it's just a test

The dam was built in '69
For years it has kept us all safe
But soon there will be nothing left
As the dam continues to break

And the water starts to pour
The walls can't take it anymore
And I can't turn it off

I feel the stress under the weight
The moorings groan, the waters rage
And I can't turn it off

I can't turn it off
I can't turn it off

[crumpart]

I can’t turn it off, Hot Pink Halo

***

I dreamed a dream
That was not quite a dream
All these stockings and frames
Meaning more than they seemed to

It might look like we’re coming up zero
But maybe we are the ones

You can’t turn it on
I can’t turn it off
You can’t turn it up
I can’t turn it down
You can’t turn it out
I can’t turn it in
But maybe we could
Turn it around

I dreamed a dream
It was not all a dream
The threads of revolution
Were picking up steam and

It might seem like we are the ones
But sometimes zero pulls through

You can’t turn it on
I can’t turn it off
You can’t turn it up
I can’t turn it down
You can’t turn it out
I can’t turn it in
But maybe we could
Turn it around

[ken]

Ken's Super Duper Band 'n Stuff

Intro
A F#m X2
D E

A F#m
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t
A F#m
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t
D
I can’t turn it off
E
I just can’t stop it

A E D A-E-
All I have is charm
To keep the lights on
To keep the doors from closing
I can hear alarms
But I can’t go outside
Keep the gates wide open

A F#m
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t
A F#m
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t
D
I can’t turn it off
E
I just can’t stop it

Verse 2
Running for our lives
Keeping hope alive
Keep the home fires burning
Sharpening my knives
Protecting what is mine
Watch while Rome is burning

Chorus

G G D A
Change can seem so slow
Looking out the window
Search for signs of hope
Still floating in limbo

A E D E
I can’t I can’t I can’t
I can’t turn it off
I just can’t stop it

A F#m
I can’t, I can’t I can’t
A F#m
I can’t, I can’t I can’t
D
I can’t turn it off
E
I just can’t stop it

End on A