I’ve been noodling on this one for a few weeks and kind of dragging my feet about recording the vocals b/c I knew it would be a bunch of work. so then I did the work, but it didn’t come out how I wanted, and knew I needed more work, but decided just to polish up the demo and be done so I can move on to other things. The backing vocals are all a nightmare to me personally but it’s fine to convey the basic idea of a song that maybe 5 people will listen to. There’s some bones I like here, I’d revisit this one in the future.
idk what the lyrics mean. I was driving the other day and there was a person riding their bike on the sidewalk and I said to myself “babe you’re on the sidewalk” and that felt like as good a phrase as any for a chorus.
lyrics:
suddenly
the curtains moved
I swear I saw a face
just inside the window
staring back
suddenly
the lights all went out
my senses lit up
echoed by the blue glow
deep within the black
this is just another night
this is just another test
this is just a way to make the neighbors talk
this is you not feeling right
this is you not at your best
this is how you get your body drawn in chalk
babe you’re on the sidewalk
difficult?
i’m not difficult
they’re wondering what happens next
we’re ruining a sacred text
the things we do tonight will echo door to door for years
they maybe won’t recover from the shock
you’re breathing but your eyes are closed
your mind is somewhere else who knows
you’re getting wrinkles up & down your favorite frock
babe you’re on the sidewalk
this is just another night
this is just another test
this is just a way to make the neighbors talk
this is you not feeling right
this is you not at your best
this is how you get your body drawn in chalk
babe you’re on the sidewalk
this is just another night
this is just another test
this is just a way to make the neighbors talk
this is you not feeling right
this is you not at your best
this is gonna start a trend on tiktok
babe you’re on the sidewalk