One More Hit

by @jamesstaubes

One More Hit
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Liner Notes

"One More Hit" started with a simple goal—using the same chord progression as Bo Burnham’s, "All Eyes on Me." (4-1-5-6). From there, the song took on a life of its own.

The chorus was inspired by a quote from @Lakiah | Real Self Care on TikTok, something I’d saved knowing it would find its way into a song. The rest came together naturally, and I even threw in some Bono-style ad-libs at the end.
#pop #electronic #fawmtronica #vocals #political

Lyrics

Verse 1

One more hit
That is it
Then I’ll stop
On TikTok

Missing out
See her shout
Let him cook
I am shook

Chorus

They get rich off our attention
They get rich off of our sickness
They get rich off of our rage
We’re the product that they trade

Verse 2
Picking sides
Draws my eyes
My brain rots
As I’m shocked

I’m a fiend
For dopamine
Gotta scroll
Here I go

Comments

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Suitably dark vibe. Love the combo of the melody and the ominous synth. The message hits the spot too. Pretty wild riser in the middle and super-catchy outro.
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Great that it is a reasoned response rather than an angry or hurt one. A NIN edge vocal or distorted one could make it seem ironical or ambiguous.
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Bo would approve. This is excellent. It’s a total ear worm to boot. I’m going to be humming this to myself later. I guarantee it.
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I love how this is just slightly haunting with both the sound design and the lyrics. Nice!
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