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Failure
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Alternative
Failure was released on April 12, 2019 by Secretly Canadian as a part of the album CORRESPONDENCE
album cover
Release DateApril 12, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM133

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin
Vocals
Petra Lundin
Petra Lundin
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin
Producer
Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman
Mixing Engineer
Henrik Jonsson
Henrik Jonsson
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Licking my lips, I lean in for the first kiss.
He says I am mistaken,
leaves me eyes closed, mouth open
Big people fly in to see me rise to the occasion
I know this is it!
But occasions make me sink like a stone.
They fly home.
Opening the paper, I see my big idea
punctured like a balloon,
deflating for the whole country to see
Blood pumping through my veins as I fall.
Here's to the feeling of failure!
Ah, the rush when you made a fool of yourself!
Ah, the liberating fresh scent of failure!
You are finally free from yourself
Reading your letter, it made me remember
when I was a teenager,
I had a band that no one knew of
If I express my love for no one, I won't be rejected
If I play my songs to no one, they won't be made fun of
If I point out my own flaws, put them on a shirt
Here's to the feeling of failure!
Ah, the rush when you tried and you fell!
Ah, the liberating fresh scent of failure!
It's a big fuck-off sign to yourself
Free falling,
free falling into thin air
Who will be left when I come down, what parts will be there
Free falling,
free falling into thin air
If it didn't please them, I must have done it to please me
It must mean I am finally free
In this song alone I worry:
Am I too straight?
Am I saying things that belong to refrigerator magnets?
but oh no! I am liberated now
I will do no such thing
as to hide what I'm saying!
Hear the strings play it:
Here's to the feeling of failure!
Ah, the rush when you made a fool of yourself!
Ah, the liberating fresh scent of failure
It's a big fuck-off sign to yourself
Written by: Annika Norlin
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