FAWM: "sugar rush"

sugar rush

1 week ago by @circle

Liner Notes

well I said last week that I hadn't felt very inspired for a while, and then of course I felt inspired one day later. Thank you, destiny.

I usually hate writing lyrics, so I set out to write a sappy love song and tried not to care if the lyrics were bad. It ended up being not particularly easier.

It's not my usual kind of lyrics, but I think/hope that the bite of the music counteracts the saccharine words and makes it work somehow

#shoegaze #indie #indiepop #dreampop #alternative

Lyrics

when it hits
i feel dizzy
i feel faint
going crazy
im insane

words come out wrong
cos i'm in love
too much of your sugar
in my blood

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when it hits
i feel woozy
i feel dumb and
great and
powerless

somehow feel like
i'm a superman
then you touch my hand
and i crumble

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when i'm lying in bed
all the things that you said
swimming around in my head
sugar rush
sugar rush

seeing you on repeat
when im trying to sleep
nothing ever so sweet
sugar rush
sugar rush

Comments

@jakegiles 17h

One of my favorite things I've discovered here! So many attributes speak to my taste. I love how crunch the guitars are under the sugar sweet melody. Great vocal production too.

@owl 2d

Marvelously crunchy and noisy! I love this combo of distortion and ethereal vox so much. The high note on “hits” is so good. The lyrics and sonic palette work perfectly together for the big noisy sweet feelings they’re describing.

@balancelost 6d

I absolutely love this mix of sweet spot melodies and ear-destroyingly crunchy distortion. Like when a dog seems to have orgasmic pleasure from a good scratch, that what this does to me.

@thenucleus 1w

This is just lovely, mesmorized by the swirling guitar melody. When you go over the top with that falsetto ending it's so sweet. The title made me think of the Joy Electric song Sugar Rush.

@communitykickabout 1w

The vocal melody is so great, the first line in each verse really grabs you. The higher vocals at the end over the riff works so well, and the sugar rush hook is great.

@ttg105 1w

Tremendous wall of sound from those guitars, and the ethereal vocals add a lovely melody. Loud and sweet, like the title! Excellent swirling lead guitar. This would have been a big hit in a different (i.e., better) time! Best song I've heard this FAWM.

@abudabard12514 1w

I really like the chord progressions on this. Very cool song, felt it deep in my little early 2000s fuzz pedal heart. I don't find the lyrics especially saccharine but that's not my call if you feel that way. They sound very honest to me

@vomvorton 1w

Love the fuzz, that main riff is great. Vocals soar nicely over the guitars in a way that suits the dream-pop lyrics. "too much of your sugar in my blood" is a great line!