What Gives by Sy Arden
This track is a response to sensory overwhelm: the world like it is, powerlessness and its effect, the needs of the body that go unmet as a result, and the confusion that accompanies a kind of dissociation.
I hope it articulates some of these feelings in a way that can make us feel less alone...less alone in that the artifacts of discord are shared.
Tracklist
| 1. | What Gives | 2:46 |
Lyrics
What gives, what takes, what breaks and burns
Like my naked heart laying out in the sun
What’s loose, what’s wrong, what churns and bloats
Like my twisted stomach in the back of my throat
Keep blind, keep deaf, don’t think
Make the feeling leave
Stay mute, don’t lie, to breathe
There’s pain in what you see
What needs, what aches, what’s hot and void
Like between my legs every Saturday morn
What’s burned, what’s shot, what’s mixed and fried
Like all the shot nerves behind my eyes
Keep blind, keep deaf, don’t think
Make the feeling leave
Stay mute, don’t lie, to breathe
There’s pain in what you see
Pain in what you see
Pain in what you see now
Credits
Sy Arden: Guitar/Vocals
Justin Holder: Percussion
Charles Holloman: Recording/Mixing
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
Sy Arden is a songwriter based in Nashville, TN.
Her current project, recorded in Muscle Shoals, is a rambunctious, barebones production displaying distinct and spirited guitar work, sophisticated kitchen-sink percussion and an adventurous, provocative attitude.