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"I wrote “control” in 2017 while struggling with consistent intrusive thoughts. I wanted to capture the feeling of walking through an art museum and holding all of your muscles tightly because if you don’t, you might give into some crazy impulse and do something really really bad, like pull a painting off the wall and put your foot through it. The lyrics talk about wearing a mask for the world to conceal internal negative thoughts, and worrying about being ‘bad to the bone’ and ugly inside. On the facade, the song feels humorous, but I often use humor as a way to soften the blow of darker sentiments. Sonically, we took an approach that feels almost sing-songy at the top, but gets progressively more chaotic, fast, and emotionally blown out as the song progresses." - Madel
lyrics
Something grotesque, yes
I put my facepaint back on
Hoping its funny
Saying I want for none, but
I wanna be in control
Doing karate
I'm a self taught purple belt
Having less fun the
More that I act like myself
I wanna be in control
credits
released September 14, 2022
Written and Produced by Crooks & Nannies
Bass Guitar by Ryan Ficano
Engineering and Additional Production by Mark Watter at The Headroom
Assisted by Scoops Dardarius
Additional Engineering by Heather Jones at So Big Auditory
Mixed by Mark Watter
Mastered by Heather Jones
Artwork by Crooks & Nannies
You know, it wasn't my favorite for a while, but for some reason my brain decided to listen to it on loop a few weeks ago and now I can't stop thinking about it.
I love the synths, the tone, the lyricism, even the music videos which I feel I should mention!!!
(also, should've been me reminds me a bit of abba which is an automatic bonus in my book) praisedrays
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