FAWM: "looker"

looker

3 weeks ago by @pepper

There is no demo for this song.

Liner Notes

this song is loosely inspired by some of the dances that i attended while in high school.
i feel like some of the lyrics could benefit from repetition, but i'm not sure which ones (this is a pretty rough draft).

Lyrics

the light is just too loud
the music's just too bright
why'd i have to be burdened with
the horrid gift of sight?
i'll hide out in the bathroom
fix my dress and practice words
i'm just your paper cut-out girl
always seen and never heard

chill in the air
glare of streetlights
exchange a glance, but there's no chance
i'm going home with you tonight
no, i won't go home with you tonight

i'll find some shelter in
the blackout curtains of my eyelids
dancing with you
is giving me night blindness
i'll do what i have to
but i'm just going through the motions
to the bitter end, i'll play your game
even though i know i won't win

the music's just too bright
the light is just too loud
time goes on, another song
and i'm losing your face in the crowd
push through the sea of bodies
i'm swimming through the floor
a flaking flower on my wrist
and i can't stop eyeing the door

chill in the air
glare of streetlights
exchange a glance, but there's no chance
i'm going home with you tonight
no, i won't go home with you tonight

i'll find some shelter in
the blackout curtains of my eyelids
dancing with you
is giving me night blindness
i'll do what i have to
but i'm just going through the motions
to the bitter end, i'll play your game
even though i know i won't win

find a confession on the edges
if you haven't seen it
then i haven't said it (haven't said it)
find a confession on the edges
if you haven't seen it
then i haven't meant it (haven't mean it)

i'll find some shelter in
the blackout curtains of my eyelids
dancing with you
is giving me night blindness
i'll do what i have to
but i'm just going through the motions
to the bitter end, i'll play your game
even though i know i won't win
i'll find some shelter in
the blackout curtains of my eyelids
dancing with you
is giving me night blindness

Comments

@pepper 3w

@robynmackenzie oh my gosh, thank you! if you want to make some music, please go ahead. i can't wait to see what you come up with :)

@robynmackenzieMod 3w

These lyrics are fantastic! I looove “I’m just your paper cut out girl, always seen and never heard.” So good! If you’re looking for some music, I’d love to take a crack at it. Just let me know. 😊