FAWM: "sweat"

sweat

3 weeks ago by @pepper

There is no demo for this song.

Lyrics

i'm in a treadmill situation
supposed progress
but i'm still stationary
and i can't carry
this dead weight anymore
i'll chalk it up to miscommunication
exercise my right to deny
running from reality
believing my own lies

stretch my legs and stretch the truth
things could never work out with you
but i told myself, told myself
muscles pull like taffy
tendons snap like gum
i dove deep into delusion
and now i'm feeling dumb
i told myself, told myself
but i was in the wrong

how many repetitions
can i drag myself through?
it's okay, you'll be okay
what you don't know won't hurt you
i'll endure the consequence
it'll torture me instead
unaware, i've become impaired
out of time, out of my head
the deception keeps on going
i haven't crossed the finish line yet

stretch my legs and stretch the truth
things could never work out with you
but i told myself, told myself
muscles pull like taffy
tendons snap like gum
i dove deep into delusion
and now i'm feeling dumb
i told myself, told myself
but i was in the wrong

i gasp for air
it's what i do
i'll keep on sprinting back to you
biweekly dishonesty
i just can't help myself
oh, i just can't help myself

stretch my legs and stretch the truth
things could never work out with you
but i told myself, told myself
muscles pull like taffy
tendons snap like gum
i dove deep into delusion
and now i'm feeling dumb
i told myself, told myself
but i was in the wrong
muscles pull like taffy
tendons snap like gum
i dove deep into delusion
and now i'm feeling dumb
i told myself, told myself
but i was in the wrong
i was in the wrong

Comments

@pepper 3w

@dark_spider now that i'm looking at it, "biweekly dishonesty" does seem somewhat out of place. i like the phrase, so perhaps i'll cut it out and save it for another song.

@pepper 3w

@sheslin thank you for the kind words! i'm only working on lyrics for the time being, so i am totally open to collaboration :)

@dark_spider 3w

awesome work! i love the consistency of the exercise metaphor, and the outro hammers the theme down really strongly. if there's anything to work on, maybe the end of the bridge could have a small adjustment to flow better? the jump from "biweekly dishonesty" to "i just can't help myself" feels a little jarring, but maybe when heard it would work better.

@sheslin 3w

Oh my goodness these lyrics! What a great analogy comparing exercising on a treadmill with a relationship you really need to run away from. The lines are so snappy and clever. Are you creating music for these lyrics or is it available for collaboration?