Background Noise

I walked out of the house, it began to rain I got on a train, started thinking about being single again I got off at the next station, went to Westfield Trying to buy myself some time, but now I'm back here And I'm trying to explain What brought me back? Just a hunch Just an inkling Just a feeling A suspicion A compromise Force of habit But I got this feeling Over years Love turns into background noise Like this ringing in my ears Like the buzzing of a fridge You only notice when it disappears I got no evidence Don't remember the first time Or the last time Or the way we got from here to there Should I keep you at arm's length? Too far away, I'll die of cold Too close, I lose my teeth and hair It's only real if you don't know where you're going If you don't know what you're feeling The afternoon sunlight in your hair Feet on the moss Jesus Christ, now, what a feeling How could I know? Love turns into background noise Like this ringing in my ears Like the buzzing of a fridge You only notice when it disappears Love turns into background noise Like this ringing in my ears Like the buzzing of a fridge You only notice when it disappears No, no, no, no background noise No more ringing in my ears No more buzzing like a fridge You only notice when it disappears Oh Oh Oh-oh