The Shape
Okay, this one’s exciting. The Shape begins the Autumn leg of the album. If you happened to hear it back in OCtober when we released it as a single, you’ll know that we gave this thing the most autumnal treatment possible with the release of its subsequent campy horror music video. If ya haven’t seen it, it’s down below!
This track is another one with Aaliyah Lashaun on backing vocals, and she absolutely nailed it. If you listen closely in the chorus, there’s a vocal pad section of “Ahhhhh”s that are pretty heavily processed, but those were all Aaliyah. Lyrically, this one also fits the Autumn theme by taking a bit of a darker turn. My lyrics on this song are pretty deeply introspective and deal with a lot of deep insecurities for me. I won’t go too deep into those here, but feel free to reach out via the chatroom and ask questions after you’ve given it a good listen! Sonically, it was a fun experiemnt for us as we decided to dive into some 80s synth bass tropes and our most indie rock guitar work to date (very inspired by FOALS). At this point I’ve said enough… go listen to the song and dig into our most 80s synth banger to date!
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Lyrics
My god said I should bury the hatchet
Underneath my fake sympathy
I don’t know what he told you
But that’s what he told me
How’d I get here so low?
I want to live when
I’m old I’ll be made of gold, but
What’s the shape of my heart got to do with it?
My god said I’m an ant on a hill
Right between the others
And he said that they’re my brothers
And all I do is take
The message, not the ache
And my god looks a lot like me
In wrinkled leather shoes
I see the reds, but not the blues
For all my sympathetic views,
I have a lot of trouble trusting me
Or trusting you
How’d I get here so low?
I want to live when I’m old
I’ll be made of gold, but
What’s the shape of my heart got to do with it?
How can I say I wasn’t there
When I should have been
I talk and talk, but never find the air
How’d I get here so low?
I want to live when I’m old
I’ll be made of gold, but
What’s the shape of my heart got to do with it?
