FAWM: "Break This Angel"

Break This Angel

Liner Notes

Been a hot second since an honest to god rock song came out -- fun to stretch those muscles, for sure for sure. Lyrics are also more gestural than anything else, but they feel good to sing. #singersongwriter #queer #personwithpiano

Lyrics

We’ve got your number
Hide away
Don’t shape another
Brighter day
This younger brother’s
Gonna stay

Sing into cyclones
Prettily
Dumbbells and smartphones
For a fee
Screams from these old bones
Gonna see
See

Take this danger away
Make this anger stay
Break this angel in me
Oh, no, you said so
Take this danger away
Make this anger stay
Break this angel in me
Oh, no, you said so

Dry out your sorrow
Let it stay
There’s no tomorrow
Anyway
Buy beg or borrow
From today

All that you thought would
Never be
Jump scared your conscience
Lovingly
And even still you refused to see
See

Take this danger away
Make this anger stay
Break this angel in me
Oh, no, you said so
Take this danger away
Make this anger stay
Break this angel in me
Oh, no, you said so

Comments

@coolparadisoMod 1d

A really interesting structure! I like the two different paces and nice key flourishes and some very classical.piano as well. very nice.

@jakegiles 1w

the MOVEMENT of this one! it feels urgent, like it has no choice but to take off. The moments where it comes down for a landing right before the "Take this danger away" section gives it some nice levity.