A pop-punk number on a serious theme. It started being about a relationship ending, but began to feel like a death. Then I realized the two have a lot in common.
Recorded in a tiny cabin somewhere in the Western Caribbean
lyrics
When I fought authority the law would always win.
“I love a moral victory,” that’s what I’d say.
I used to have a family, I used to have a home,
But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away.
I could really use a win right now, a way to be on top somehow,
I gotta fill this you-shaped hole in me.
So long, you always seemed so strong, but if you like this song, that’s enough for me.
Stay, why did you go away, I never got to say, you’re my victory.
Here’s my confession: I don’t think I’ve sinned.
You always were the one to suffer for my crime.
It’s not because I didn’t care, or didn’t try my best,
I just fucking failed you every time.
This is Fiske & Herrera, the duo who between them produced my album, sang harmony, and played many instruments. If you don't love what they do, you may be a soulless robot. Just sayin'. Ari Jacobson
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