Squat! Hinge! Push! Pull!
Liner Notes
Sapient: A ska-punk anthem to how much fun it is going to the gym and the importance of the four basic moves! 😀
Guitar, bass, drums, lead vocals: Sapient Trumpets, harmony vocals, OIs: Wynia #ska #punk #gym
Lyrics
I fill my water bottle Lace my fancy shoes Grab my towel, I'm gonna shake away those Monday blues First up is deadlift Gotta shift some weight today Slap the big plates on the bar, Big breath and push the ground away
Nobody told me it could be such fun Four times a week now What have I become Nobody told me I would feel so good Just gotta remind myself Protein shakes ain't food
Next up is bench press Four sets of 3 to 5 That risk of decapitation Makes me feel alive Shoulders back, elbows in Grip with pinkies on the rings Arch and brace, unrack the bar Make them pecs and triceps sing
Nobody told me it could be such fun Four times a week now What have I become Nobody told me I would feel so good Just gotta remind myself Protein shakes ain't food
Squat! Hinge! Push! Pull! OI!
Nobody told me it could be such fun Four times a week now What have I become Nobody told me I would feel so good Just gotta remind myself Protein shakes ain't food
Comments
Oh yeah! This is the first ska song I’ve heard this FAWM and it slaps. Love the chorus melody punches on lines 4 and 8! And the OIs 😆
This is a great collaboration! The trumpet is a fantastic addition, almost indispensable! The chorus is really catchy! I loved this clever mix of ska and punk! Well done, everyone!
Risk of decapitation makes me feel alive! Ha! This is super fun. I recently started weight lifting for the first time and while I’m not quite loving it yet, I see where you’re coming from here. The beats in the chorus on lines 4 and 8 were unexpected and perfectly thrilling. Oi oi oi!
The hits on "what have I become" are great! As a gym rat this is my freakin' anthem. OMG all of the gym sounds are amazing!!! Adding the horns makes this so legit. Well done! 🤘
This is amazing! Such fun, from the first to the last note. I'm not even into going to the gym at all, but jumping around to this in my living room has to count as workout as well...
This is fun, combined with the trumpet and harmony vocals it reminds me of the Chumbawamba sound before their global fame. And never skip leg day ;)
Aaaaand I'm grinning before the first set of chords is complete. 'Tis the power of ska. Such a sing-a-long-able chorus. You two hit all the tropes and did it well.
Protein shakes aren't food, ok?
How cool is this? Great ska punk. The sound is incredible! With sound effects to boot.
The oi's are awesome! The trumpet sounds perfect. This is quite a song! Love that you sing "what have I become" its funny in a punk song . Like we've done all that punk stuff of hanging on the street corner smashing 40oz in the dumpster but now I just work out. "What have I become"
Good job you guys!
The gym? Fun? No way! This song? Super fun! Love the high energy and the great lyrics. I had to play this for my wife, who is the gym rat in the family (I go begrudgingly), and she loved it! Great performance, and the best interpretation of “OIs” that I have ever heard! Great collab!
Everything about this song pulled me right in, from the tags to the contributors and the style and, well, everything! I could not stop moving during this one. Hahaha "Protein shakes ain't food". 100% awesome you two!!
your flying starts never fail to impress and now wynia is in on the act with the trumpet. sort of a bit Dexys - this is really good, lyrics instruments vocals - top class you/all
This rules; especially given how I mostly listen to ska and punk when I'm at the gym. Also because I hate going to the gym but it's doctor's orders.
This the the Ska self improvement. Anthem I needed! Squat! Hinge! Push! Pull! Oi!!!
Love all the elements of this song. I don't think I've ever heard such an involved track about health and the gym. Good stuff!
This 100% needs to go on my gym playlist. I'm gonna be humming this chorus all day though.
I now realize I have not heard enough ska in FAWM. "Protein shakes ain't food" is my favorite line.
Absolutely love this. Been meaning to get back to my lifting routine, and this is officially my new anthem :) "That risk of decapitation" line had me rolling.. Killer brass from @wynia and harmonies!
I did not expect to hear some real good ska punk here. These real trumpeys are awesome. Pump it! Well I should drink more of these shakes probably.
What! Have! I! Become! is gonna be in my head all day. Listening while I enjoy my protein shake. Everything about this is spot on, way to go fitness fam!!
Ha, I don't know why the trumpet surprised me, given the liner notes, but it did, in the most delightful way! This is such a fun little burst of joy!
Well this is an unexpected surprise! Another great collab. And the perfect song to listen to before I start my workout in an hour!
this is the way i remember ska. i havent heard anything like this in so long. it is so good in all respects. the beat, the trumpet, the fabulous lyrics and vocals. takes me back to the day when madness had packed a hundred people into a tiny botique in hollywood with another two hundred outside trying to get in.
Oh I'm so jealous here. Punk is my jam and love me some live trumpet! This is awesome and would fit in nicely on any pop punk Playlist!
Ha this is so much fun—but the activity doesn’t sound so much! Super motivating song to push through and keep at it. What a cool collaboration!
Fab! Not sure I could listen to this while lifting, though, because I'd be too busy singing along
Well just having come from the gym, this makes me feel pretty self righteous! :) Love the ska-punk-Sublime-esqueness of this energizing jam!!! The trumpet is amazing! Love real instruments!
and now I've listened, this is absolute class!! the clanking of the weights is a nice touch too forgot to day. LOVE the trumpet!
Killer! Would make any angry cat melt and purr with that enthusiastic energy, the rousing vocals and the oh so cool trumpet. Purrrrrrrrrrrrr
no listened to the recording yet... but lyrics are frickin great!
Loving it! Skanking through the room! On repeat. Oi Oi Oi!
More lyrics on lifting cues please! What's a good rhyme for "valsalva"? Great fun, put a smile on my face.
Hell yeah! The trumpet is such a fun element here. I'm going to put this on the next time I go to the gym.
Man, this feels nostalgic. I love that chorus.