About Golden Years lyrics

Sometimes it’s hard to make those noises disappear
Inside my head, behind my eyes, between my ears
You try to tell me it’s delusion and plain fear
I close my eyes and just pretend I didn’t hear
And I try
Yes I try
And I try so hard
Time goes by
Yes it flies when you try to catch a star
I hate it when I’m sober and I love it when I’m drunk
Everything is deadly, you get cancer in the sun
I hear his voice and it is cigarettes and tears
He is the thin, white duke singing about golden years
And I try
Yes I try
And I try so hard
Time goes by
Yes it flies when you try to catch a star