FAWM: "Weak Heart"

Weak Heart

1 week ago by @kristian · @leslie

Weak Heart

kristian +1

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Liner Notes

@kristian : I'm trying to set myself timelines to not spend too long on each song. This was a learning experience for me cause I added stuff only to remove it the next second cause this really is a case of less is more! I have worked with @leslie since .. gah.. 2011 or so? always a pleasure

Leslie: I'm writing relationship songs inspired by poisonous plants this year for the #poisonerchallenge - this one's for Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). It regulates arrhythmic heartbeats and just said #dance tune to me.

Kristian sent me a beat, I wrote the lyrics & melody, recorded the vocals and sent them back, and he brought the song to life. Can't believe we've been collaborating for almost 15 years!

Lyrics

Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover
Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover

My rhythm was stuttering
Tempo was in and out
And I was sink or swim
When you found me

I needed to regulate
Give up my self-control
Over these palpitations
Palpitations

You taught me how to move to the music
How to float to the top
How to breathe when I'm running
Now I'll never stop

Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover
Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover

Anxiety surfacing
Maybe I can't let go
Now that you're beating slowly
I'm pounding

Just show me how to move to the music
How to float to the top
I don't care if it kills me
I will never stop

Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover
Oh I had a weak heart, weak heart
Oh I had a weak heart, lover

Comments

@mikegtz 2d

This is delightful. Well written, arranged and produced. Great listen. I'll stop babbling now. Leslie, I am in awe of your ability to get an idea across in a song. Kris, there you go again.

@chasingandromeda 3d

Kristian is right, less is more here. Tasty 80s vibe with a big phat bass. Love the drum kit choice. Leslie, this is an amazing vocal. Great story telling.

@ericdistadMod 4d

Fantastic synth pop track - I love the choruses in particular! The dynamics are perfect.

Fantastic collab!

@oddbod 5d

This is synth pop heaven. I love its gothic feel and dark dramatic vibe. Great catchy chorus. Needs a double chorus at the end.

@deena 6d

I love the concept - The Foxglove! The heartbeat here is steady and strong. Great rhythms and awesome vocals!

@nadine 6d

Wow, this is such a great groove and instrumentation. It's interesting to see how you can create such great sounds with so less elements. Big production magic, and such a tight groove in the drums and vocals. I love that idea of turning the irregular heartbeats into a poisonous song :)

@philkmills 1w

I like the arrangement, with the chorus pads changing up the sound. Great vocals, as always.

@dasbinky 1w

Strong groove, love the mix of fluid and staccato in the melody, and the poisonous plant theme weaves really well into here. Much head bopping going on, really cool 😎

@nwhosings 1w

This is very cool!
The punch and slide notes at the end of phrases are some of my favourite moments in this.
The strip back to just the dance beat shows off the fun shifty layers in it, very fitting for an arrhythmic heartbeat.

@the3queens 1w

Love it. The musical track, rhythm is radio ready. The hook is out there in front grabbing you right from the start. @leslie 's vocals are perfection!