The Police
A brisk, almost taunting character sketch of an oversensitive person, pinned to the mining image of a canary that keels over at…
hypersensitivity hypochondria social mockery
Built to Spill
A song built around an irritation so small it borders on absurd — an inaudible, nagging sound only the speaker can perceive —…
suppressed anger perception and isolation paranoia or hypersensitivity