englishElectronic, Pop
White Noise Lyrics
by Disclosure
Lyricist: Disclosure, Jamie xx
22 views • Published on Sep 25, 2026
White Noise Lyrics
I know you're smart
You spin me round like a knot
You know the pieces, pieces of my heart
Sometimes it's fun, you pull my strings one by one
Until you get me, get me onto one
Lately I've been thinking if you wanna get tough
Then let's play rough
Lately I've been thinking if you wanna get tough
Then let's play rough
I don't need you, give me straight to me
give me straight to me
You're just gonna get my back
I don't need you
Tell me how to be, tell me how to be
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back, back, back
Just noise, white noise
Just noise, white noise
I'm hearing static, you're like an automatic
You just wanna keep me on repeat and hear me crying
Just noise, white noise
Just noise, white noise
I'm hearing static, you're like an automatic
You just wanna keep me on repeat and hear me crying
Only you can look at me the way you do
You always tend me, tend me black and blue
Such a shame, you frame me with such disdain
You got e washed out, washed out, call it drained
Lately I've been thinking if you wanna get tough
Then let's play rough
Lately I've been thinking if you wanna get tough
Then let's play rough
I don't need you, give me straight to me
give me straight to me
You're just gonna get my back
I don't need you
Tell me how to be, tell me how to be
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Just gonna get my back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back, back, back
Back, back
Just noise, white noise Just noise, white noise
I'm hearing static, you're like an automatic
You just wanna keep me on repeat
and hear me crying
And hear me crying
Meaning of White Noise
“White Noise” by Disclosure is a haunting exploration of emotional manipulation and the insidious nature of unhealthy relationships, cloaked in a deliberately sterile electronic landscape. The lyrics depict a cyclical dynamic where the narrator finds themselves trapped within a captivating yet ultimately damaging connection with another person – “you.” Initially drawn in by their influence (“spin me round like a knot”), the narrator recognizes a pattern of control, punctuated by moments of simulated intensity ("let’s play rough") before returning to a suffocating repetition. The repeated assertion "I don't need you" underscores this growing awareness and desperate desire for escape, yet the other person remains relentlessly persistent, seemingly deriving pleasure from observing the narrator’s vulnerability – “you just wanna keep me on repeat and hear me crying.”
The song builds an atmosphere of unsettling detachment, symbolized by the recurring motif of “white noise,” representing a sensory overload that obscures genuine communication and drowns out any sense of self. The imagery of being "washed out" and "drained," coupled with references to physical pain (“tend me black and blue”), suggests a process of emotional erosion. Disclosure’s signature production – layered synths, driving beats, and subtle vocal manipulation – amplifies this feeling of disorientation and isolation. Ultimately, the track isn't simply about romantic heartbreak; it’s a broader commentary on how individuals can become trapped within patterns of abusive or controlling relationships, lost in a loop of distorted perception and emotional distress, desperately seeking clarity amidst the static.
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