FAWM: "Sleeping with the Elephant"

Sleeping with the Elephant

Liner Notes

Soooo, I haven't been feelin very well -- the ol' February cold strikes again. Been tremendously medicated and I feel like a magpie just stealing bits from songs in my subconscious. I don't know that it would be too hard to figure out which ones.

Lyrics

Thought I’d be the last one through the doorway When everything else had changed You shut down the lights but let the record play Diffusing the night and shifting the blame

It’s so much easier to self-soothe Sleepin with the elephant in the room

We don’t gotta be strangers it is strange and rough Why don’t you tell me when you’ve had enough

It’s so much easier to self soothe Talking with a satellite and the moon

So now I’m back inside of my body Love what you’ve done with the place Guess we get comfortable with feeling The spaces between what we think and what we say

It should be be easier to self-soothe You came home not a moment too soon

We don’t gotta be strangers it is strange and rough Why don’t you tell me when you’ve had enough

It’s so much easier to self-soothe Sleepin with the elephant in the room

Comments

@cemeteryrecleague 1d

"So now I'm back inside of my body Love what you've done with the place"

Love it

@petefelton 2d

Love the feel of this soothing but disturbing at the same time. Great lyrics and use of multi-layered vocals to enhance the emotion.

@sourlipsmusic 3d

Oh yes, love the swirly wurly. "Now I'm back inside of my body / love what you've done with the place" feels very Izzard, which is a VERY bittersweet thing to notice given the subject.

@beckymusic 4d

This is such a cool vibe! I especially love the vocals and harmonies. “So now I’m back inside of my body. Love what you’ve done with the place.” Love this lyric!

@sophiecolette 4d

Gosh I'm useless when I'm sick, let alone be able to muster up a song like this! Very cool and dark vibes, my favorite lyric is "Guess we get comfortable with feeling / The spaces between what we think and what we say". Hope you're feeling a little better 🫶

@skylermf 5d

Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well, I wouldn’t have been able to tell from this! I love the sleeping with the elephant in the room concept. Also the change from “it’s so much easier to self soothe” to “it should be easier to self soothe” is so great. Loving this chord progression too!

@callmecassidy 5d

The beats and wurly! love

@sheslin 5d

Oh no - what terrible timing - hope you feel better soon! Oh I love the far away sounding vocals and the wide harmonies. A super interesting and memorable melody very well sung. I lose my intonation when I have a cold, but you are doing great. Really well written lyrics too, and a great song concept.

@mbmusic 5d

Sorry you're not feeling well. I'm a little under the weather myself. But you still sound great! Really nice track! Great lyrics and melody! Sometimes being a medicine head can lead to good music! Feel better soon!