FAWM: "Drawn Onward"

Drawn Onward

NSFW Challenge: PALINDROME

Liner Notes

Storming electro pop anthem with mucho swearing, but only the F-word. And my first FAWM 2025 song not inspired by my flaxen-haired muse from The White House :)
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#palindrome #electronic #synthpop #sweary #saysfuckalot

Lyrics

Are we drawn onward
Always moving up and out
Or are we just drifting
Drifting down, down, down
Is there karmic energy
Meaning all will turn out right
Or is it all just quiet chaos
And appetite

Fuck if I know
Fuck if I know
Fuck if I know
Fuck if I know

Are we drawn onward
Like a fighter to the ring
Or are we distracted
By all the shiny things
Can we stay focussed
On what we know is right
Or are we all just creatures
Of lust and appetite

Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)

We're all just dust in a - hurricane
Will we find out feet, or get blown to fuck again

Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)

Are we drawn onward
By a story we create
Or by something greater
We can't articulate

Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)
Fuck if I know (Fuck if I know)

© 2025

Comments

@thenucleus 17h

I don't know if I heard the F-word this many times when I watched Pulp Fiction! Definitely works here. I like the momentum, how the vocal keeps driving onward. Great song!

@frozenlonesome 6d

Great production. The choral chorus is epic and the verses are solid too. The instrumentation is really great throughout and I followed you for more.

@richaux 1w

Not from the pot of POTUS material ... but not a huge leap from that bewilderment either!
Nice insistent bass and strident choir; and the vocals sit really nicely. Everything ebbs and flows well dynamically, esp. the lift into the chorus.

@ayeahmur 1w

How brilliantly philosophical! Love it. The rolling drums and melodic bass riff lock us into a seemingly endless loop of existential confusion. The choir is a brilliant touch, adding to the clamour. The only reasonable response is the one you give in the chorus.
Joyful songwriting, sir.

@slusk 1w

ROFLMAO! Excellent lyrics! :) :) :) I'm with @billwhite51 on this one.
Musically it gave me flashbacks of old (space) synth bands.

@williamjames 2w

F is I know is such a relatable line and it serves as a great hook here :) I was singing along all the way. What an ear worm!

@heliosonorous 2w

The drums and bass give this very cool early Depeche Mode vibes, really like the chorus and the attitude conveyed and choral accompaniment!

@knobbyneggins815 2w

Love this synth-y world you've crafted, works so well with your voice. Great lyrics as well, I love the questions and then no clear answer. Fuck if I know, right?

@revgwild01 2w

Holy smokes- you just transported me back to my carpool duties in the 1980s blasting our teenage anthems at the top of the factory installed speakers united in our raised voices. Well done. Fuck if i know.

@billwhite51 2w

fuck if i know is some kind of modern alternative to a hallelujah chorus, it is a fitting response to the questions facing us in these days of confusion.

@djtjb 2w

Storming is a perfect description. This had me tapping my toes the whole way through. That driving beat is like a fully charged battery. The chorus is just epic. Loved this so much!