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Slippin'
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Pop
Slippin' was released on August 1, 2025 by Average Joe as a part of the album Hindsight
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Release DateAugust 1, 2025
LabelAverage Joe
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM124

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph Maniscalco
Joseph Maniscalco
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joseph Maniscalco
Joseph Maniscalco
Producer

Lyrics

I packed my bags and stepped away again
Told myself this path was mine
But back then I couldn't see
I'd been pulled too far from my own line
I stopped picking up the phone
Stopped checking in with those at home
Piece by piece I gave it all
Until there was nothing left to call
I smiled and photos played the part
But something hollow filled my chest
Each decision wasn't mine
It was twisted to fit her version best
The laughs, the looks, the things unsaid
Started ringing in my head
I wasn't growing, just confined
Shrinking down to keep her fine
I'm slippin'
I'm slippin'
Is this what love was meant to be?
If the only one who vanished was me
Every I'm okay was forced
Every step just felt coerced
I just want the strength to say
God, I miss who I used to be
God, I miss me
I saw myself in sleep back when I could breathe so deep
When I could joke without a script
And didn't have to bite my lip
If you ever think I changed
Please know I fought to rearrange
Because I carried this too long
And I had to leave to find what's wrong
What's wrong
I didn't mean to shut you out
But I was drowning plain and clear
Surrounded but so far
From the ones I used to keep near
I kept folding, kept the piece
Till I forgot how to release
And by the time I saw the cracks
It took all I had just to come back
Now I'm reaching out again
To real ones, not just when it's convenient friends
And I'm learning how to stand
With open eyes and steady hands
It's not pretty, it's not clean
But I'm not stuck in someone else's dream
I'm slipping, I'm slipping, I'm slipping
Is this what love was meant to be?
If I had to disappear to keep the peace
Now with every how you've been I let the honesty begin
And I can finally say it out loud
God, I almost let me down
God, I missed me
But I'm still here awake
Taking back the steps I faked
And though the past still leaves its mark
I found the switch and lit the spark
No more shrinking, no more masks
Just one man facing what he lacks
It hurts to tear it all apart
But I'm rebuilding from the heart
Written by: Joseph Maniscalco
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